Accepted Article
DR. DANICA SCHAFFER-SMITH (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-3896-1483)
Article type
: Articles
Modeling shallow water depth dynamics Quantifying shorebird habitat in managed wetlands by modeling shallow water depth dynamics
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Danica Schaffer-Smith
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Jennifer J. Swenson
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Matthew E. Reiter
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Jennifer E. Isola
1. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 2. Point Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, CA 3. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Willows, CA
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Abstract
Accepted Article
Over 50% of Western Hemisphere shorebird species are in decline due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation. In some regions of high wetland loss, shorebirds are heavily reliant on a core network of remaining human-managed wetlands during migration journeys in the spring and fall. While most refuges have been designed and managed to match the habitat needs of waterfowl, shorebirds typically require much shallower water (