Development and Management of Avian Habitat on Dredged Material Islands

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTC 187 .D73 TR-DS-78-18, 1978en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorSoots, Jr., Robert F. and Mary C. Landinen_US
dc.contributor.otherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredged Material Research Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:15:19Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:15:19Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description123 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractSeven regional DMRP studies were conducted throughout Corps of Engineers-maintained waterways to determine dredged material island use by nesting water birds and the succession of vegetation on these islands as affected by bird use, to compare diked and undiked islands and natural and man-made islands and sites, and to study migratory and year-round use of dredged material islands. These data and pertinent management information are synthesized in this report. Recommendations and guidelines for management of existing dredged material islands and creation of new islands are set forth by the authors. Five major factors determining selection for waterbird colony sites on dredged material islands are set forth: isolation from predators and humans, habitat diversity, nesting substrate stability, species behavioral characteristics, and species feeding and foraging habits. Management for waterbird colonies has been proven feasible and may be accomplished by several important factors: (a) incorporation of management plans into routine dredging operations, (b) interagency and intraagency cooperation, and (c) public education and cooperation. It was determined that dredged material islands are often crucial habitat for colonial waterbirds and should be maintained and managed as such.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history8/27/07 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23195
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeVicksburg, MSen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5077.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesU.S. Army Engineer Technical Report DS 78-18en_US
dc.subjectbirdsen_US
dc.subjectwildlife habitaten_US
dc.subjectavianen_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectdredged material islandsen_US
dc.subjectisland faunaen_US
dc.subjectshore birdsen_US
dc.subjectwaterfowlen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and Management of Avian Habitat on Dredged Material Islandsen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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