Irrigation and avifaunal change in coastal Northwest Mexico: has irrigated habit attracted threatened migratory species?
Irrigation in desert ecosystems can either reduce or increase species diversity. Groundwater pumping often lowers water tables and reduces natural wetlands, whereas canal irrigation often creates mesic habitat, resulting in great increases in avian diversity from irrigation. Here we compare a datase...
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PeerJ Inc.
2015-08-01
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