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Apparent Survival Of Snowy Plovers Varies Seasonally, Nora C. Papian
Apparent Survival Of Snowy Plovers Varies Seasonally, Nora C. Papian
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Survival is an important vital rate that contributes to population viability, but is infrequently monitored and studied, especially compared to productivity. Furthermore, factors that limit survival and the relative effect on survival are often unknown. I used mark-resight observations of a small (~350) population of threatened Snowy Plovers (Charadrius nivosus nivosus) to quantify seasonal and annual variation in survival and movement between three coastal locations across ~70 km in Humboldt County, California. The return of individuals to non-breeding flocks at three locations was high between years (75-81%). Movement between three locations varied greatly, although most (n = 137) …