ERDC TN-DOER-E28 "Conservation and Management of Eastern Gulf Coast Snowy Plovers (Charadrius alexandrinus)"
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PURPOSE: This technical note summarizes current knowledge regarding the conservation and management of Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus; abbreviated as SNPL; also called Kentish Plover in Europe) along the eastern Gulf of Mexico coast in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi (Figures 1 and 2). Comprehensive surveys suggest there are ~250 SNPL breeding pairs in this region. This has led to substantial concern over the long-term persistence of this population, since various anthropogenic factors seem likely to reduce this already small population in the future. Objectives of this publication are to: (1) summarize what is known about the biology of SNPL along the eastern Gulf of Mexico, with additional insights from more intensively studied populations on the Pacific Coast of the United States; (2) review the status of eastern Gulf Coast populations (using summaries of recent surveys) and compare this with survey data from the western Gulf of Mexico; and (3) discuss the factors that may affect the distribution and/or reproductive success of eastern Gulf Coast Snowy Plovers (human disturbance from recreation, predation, and habitat conditions resulting from disturbances such as storms, beach nourishment, and other coastal engineering activities).
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