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Hothem RL, Powell AN (2000)
Contaminants in eggs of western Snowy Plovers and
California least terns: Is there a link to population
decline? Bulletin of Environmental Contamination
& Toxicology 65:42-50. http://www.werc.usgs.gov/dixon/pdfs/Hothem_and_Powell_2002.pdf |
Lafferty KD (2000) Status,
trends and conservation of the western Snowy Plover
with a focus on the Devereux Slough population at
Coal Oil Point Reserve, Santa Barbara County, CA.
Museum of Systematics and Ecology Environmental
Report No. 15, University of California, Santa Barbara.
http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~mseweb/publications/PloverStatus.pdf |
Lafferty KD (2001) Disturbance
to wintering western Snowy Plovers. Biological Conservation
101:315-325. http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org/subpage1/TechDocs/Disturb.pdf |
Neuman KK, Page GW, Stenzel
LE, Warriner JC, Warriner JS (2004) Effect of mammalian
predator management on Snowy Plover breeding success.
Waterbirds 27:257-263. |
Neuman K (2002) Status of the
Western Snowy Plover in the Monterey Bay Region.
Ecosystem Observations for the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary 2002:5-6. http://montereybay.noaa.gov/reports/2002/eco/beach.html |
Page GW, Bidstrup FC, Ramer
RJ, Stenzel LE (1987) Distribution of wintering
Snowy Plovers in California and adjacent states,
USA. Western Birds 17:145-170. |
Page GW, Stenzel LE, Shuford
WD, Bruce CR (1991) Distribution and abundance of
the Snowy Plover on its western North American breeding
grounds. Journal of Field Ornithology 62:245-255.
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v062n02/p0245-p0255.pdf |
Powell AN (2001) Habitat characteristics
and nest success of Snowy Plovers associated with
California Least Tern colonies. Condor 103:785-792.
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v065n04/p0490-p0497.pdf |
Powell AN, Collier CL (2000)
Habitat use and reproductive success of western
Snowy Plovers at new nesting areas created for California
least terns. Journal of Wildlife Management 64:24-33.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/wsplover/index.htm
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Roberson D (2002) Monterey
Birds. Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, Carmel,
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LE, Page GW (2003) Evidence that human disturbance
reduces Snowy Plover chick survival. Journal of
Field Ornithology 74:300-304. |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(December 7, 1999) Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for
the Pacific Coast Population of the Western Snowy
Plover. Federal Register Vol. 64:68507-68544. http://policy.fws.gov/library/99fr68507.html |
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| Website Links |
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Coal Oil Point Reserve,
Snowy Plover Program
http://coaloilpoint.ucnrs.org/subpage1/SnowyPlover/index2.html |
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary, Education and Outreach, Threatened and
Thriving.
http://montereybay.nos.noaa.gov/educate/tt/ |
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, Critical Habitat Proposed for Pacific Coast
Population of Western Snowy Plover. December 17,
2004 News Release
http://sacramento.fws.gov/ea/news_releases/
2004%20News%20Releases/Western_snowy_plover_Proposed_Critical_Habitat_NR.htm |
PRBO Conservation Science,
Wetlands Ecology Division, Point Reyes Snowy Plover
Recovery Project
http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php?mid=124 |
PRBO Conservation Science,
Wetlands Ecology Division, Monterey Bay Snowy Plover
Conservation Project
http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php?mid=126 |
PRBO Conservation
Science, Lifestyles of the Cute and Threatened
http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php?mid=224 |
| San Francisco Bay
Bird Observatory, Western Snowy Plover Program
http://www.sfbbo.org/plover.htm
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Figure 1. Distribution of the
Snowy Plover in North America (left panel). Distribution
of the Pacific Coast population of the Western Snowy
Plover (right panel) http://audubon2.org/webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=192
and http://www.prbo.org/cms/index.php?mid=224#home
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Figure 2. Sites in the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary where Western Snowy
Plover have been observed during one or more breeding
season monitoring surveys since 2000 (breeding season
window survey data, G. Page and K. Neuman, PRBO
Conservation Science).
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Figure 3. Numbers of Western
Snowy Plovers nesting in Santa Cruz and Monterey
counties.11
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Figure 4. Distribution of fledged
Western Snowy Plover young on Monterey Bay, 1984-2002.
Areas: A= Moss Landing Wildlife Area Salt Ponds;
B=Sunset Beach; C=Jetty to Beach Roads; D=Salinas
River to Elkhorn Slough; E=Salinas National Wildlife
Refuge/Islands; F=Marina; G=Reservation Road; H=Monterey.
Asterisks indicate regions not surveyed that year.17
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Figure 5. Numbers of Western
Snowy Plover nests and juveniles at the Moss Landing
Wildlife Area salt ponds. Active management to decrease
predation and increase breeding success began in
1995.11,15,16,17
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