Article Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1982
Keywords
Water birds; Colonial birds; Nests
Abstract
Since colonial nesting waterbirds comprise an Important portion of Minnesota's avifauna, it Is important to establish an accurate Inventory of their nesting areas. Knowledge of the status of these species can be used to assess the level of the state's environmental quality. The inventory is also useful in aiding planners and developers so that undesirable impacts on colonies can be avoided or minimized. The Nongame Wildlife Program in the Department of Natural Resources has identified 239 colony sites in Minnesota which are occupied by 16 species. This Inventory process is the first step necessary to carry out future research, management, and protection efforts on behalf of the state's colonial waterbirds.
First Page
35
Last Page
37
Recommended Citation
Henderson, C. L.
(1982).
Minnesota Colonial Waterbird Nesting Site Inventory.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science, Vol. 48 No.3, 35-37.
Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/jmas/vol48/iss3/8
Primo Type
Article