Matrix Model Analysis of a Coastal Northern California Subpopulation of the Western Snowy Plover (<em>Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus</em>)

Shorebirds are increasingly threatened by introduced predators, invasive grasses, and human disturbance. Matrix models can be used to predict population growth and assess management options. The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover, Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus, is listed as threa...

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Main Author: Stewart, Jaclyn Grace
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2017
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Online Access:http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1513
http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2524&amp;context=cmc_theses