The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations
Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) (1996). The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series. Oxford University/Oxford University Press: Oxford. ISBN 0-19-854647-5. X, 442 pp. Part of: Perrins, C.M. Oxford Ornithology Series., more |
| Keywords | Biota > Fauna
Inorganic compounds > Oxides > Water
Organisms > Eukaryotes > Animals > Chordata > Vertebrates > Birds
Marine/Coastal |
| Author | | Top | - Goss-Custard, J.D., editor
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| Content | - Goss-Custard, J.D. (1996). Introduction, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 1-4, more
- Hulscher, J.B. (1996). Food and feeding behaviour, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 7-29, more
- Zwarts, L.; Cayford, J.T.; Hulscher, J.B.; Kersten, M.; Meire, P.M.; Triplet, P. (1996). Prey size selection and intake rate, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 30-55, more
- Sutherland, W.J.; Ens, B.J.; Goss-Custard, J.D.; Hulscher, J.B. (1996). Specialization, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 56-76, more
- Ens, B.J.; Cayford, J.T. (1996). Feeding with other oystercatchers, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 77-104, more
- Goss-Custard, J.D.; West, A.D.; Sutherland, W.J. (1996). Where to feed, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 105-132, more
- Goss-Custard, J.D.; Le V. Dit Durell, S.E.A.; Goater, C.P.; Hulscher, J.B.; Lambeck, R.H.D.; Meininger, P.L.M.; Urfi, J. (1996). How oystercatchers survive the winter, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 133-154, more
- Hulscher, J.B.; Exo, K.-M.; Clark, N.A. (1996). Why do oystercatchers migrate?, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 155-185, more
- Ens, B.J.; Briggs, K.B.; Safriel, U.N.; Smit, C.J. (1996). Life history decisions during the breeding season, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 188-218, more
- Safriel, U.N.; Ens, B.J.; Kaiser, A. (1996). Rearing to independence, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 219-250, more
- Hockey, P.A.R. (1996). Haematopus ostralegus in perspective: comparisons with other oystercatchers, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 251-285, more
- Lambeck, R.H.D.; Goss-Custard, J.D.; Triplet, P. (1996). Oystercatchers and man in the coastal zone, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 289-326, more
- Goss-Custard, J.D.; West, A.D.; Clarke, R.T.; Caldow, R.W.G.; Le V. Dit Durell, S.E.A. (1996). The carrying capacity of coastal habitats for oystercatchers, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 327-351, more
- Goss-Custard, J.D.; Le V. Dit Durell, S.E.A.; Clarke, R.T.; Beintema, A.J.; Caldow, R.W.G.; Meininger, P.L.M.; Smit, C.J. (1996). Population dynamics: predicting the consequences of habitat change at the continental scale, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 352-381, more
- Goss-Custard, J.D. (1996). Conclusions: From individuals to populations: progress in oystercatchers, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 384-389, more
- Clarke, R.T.; Goss-Custard, J.D. (1996). The Exe estuary oystercatcher-mussel model, in: Goss-Custard, J.D. (Ed.) The oystercatcher: from individuals to populations. Oxford Ornithology Series, : pp. 390-393, more
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| Abstract | This book reviews what is known about the behavior and population ecology of the oystercatcher. The plight of this popular shorebird highlights the many conflicts of interest in coastal zones, between human activities such as shellfishing, land reclamation, and industrial pollution, and the needs of wildlife for food and suitable habitats. As well as detailing the oystercatcher's natural history--including the well-known specialization in feeding technique shown by individuals--the authors use their field studies of individual variations in behavior to produce population models. This novel approach provides tools for predicting how populations will respond to the many environmental changes to which the coastal zone is subject. Thus it can play a role in coastal management plans that seek to balance the needs of people and wildlife, and suggests that the same methods can be applied in other situations. |
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