| Abstract: | In 1975 and 1976, eight teams of investigators located 262 colonies of nesting herons and their allies along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Maine. Fourteen species were found in Florida, numbers decreasing to seven in Maine. Colonies censused in the extreme south and north of the study area were lower in number of species and number of adults than those in the intermediate area. More than 90% of the colony sites surveyed in 1975 were active in 1976. The total number of nesting adults per colony, number of species per colony, and number of nestinga dults of each speciesp er colonyi n 1976 were significantlyc orrelatedw ith their respective values for 1975. Abandoned and new colonies appeared to be satellites of nearby reused colonies; they had fewer individuals and species than reused colonies and were closer to reused colonies than reused colonies were to each other. |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 5221615 |
| Citation Author: | Custer, T.W.; Osborn, R.G.; Stout, W.F. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation End Page: | 600 |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Auk |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 591-600 |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Distribution, species abundance, and nesting-site use of Atlantic coast colonies of herons and their allies; 1980; Article; Journal; Auk; Custer, T.W.; Osborn, R.G.; Stout, W.F. |
| Citation Start Page: | 591 |
| Citation Volume: | 97 |
| Citation Year: | 1980 |
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| Text: | Distribution, species abundance, and nesting-site use of Atlantic coast colonies of herons and their allies; 1980; Article; Journal; Auk; Custer, T.W.; Osborn, R.G.; Stout, W.F. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/Auk/v097n03/p0591-p0600.pdf |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19 -0500 |
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