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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Fire Island"”.
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Short-term effects of bulkheads on the bayshore of Fire Island, New York
… protection is common on the bay shoreline of Fire Island, New York but there are few studies that assess the effects of these structures on beach change in estuarine and lagoon environments. A short-term field study was conducted at Cherry Grove on Fire Island to assess the effect of a …
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Red fox ecology and interactions with piping plovers on Fire Island, New York
… interactions with threatened piping plovers on Fire Island, New York. We conducted remote camera surveys, scat and sign surveys, den monitoring, and GPS tracking of red foxes on the island in 2015–2018. We used these data to estimate red fox occupancy, reproduction, survival, and population …
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Hurricane and human-induced habitat changes on Fire Island and Westhampton Island, New York, and the effects on breeding piping plovers (Charadrius melodus)
Barrier islands are dynamic environments facing increasing vulnerability to climate changes, sea level rises, and anthropogenic activities. Hurricane Sandy (October 2012) modified the Atlantic coast of the United States. On Fire Island and Westhampton Island, New York, multiple overwashes and three …
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Piping plover habitat suitability on central Long Island, New York barrier islands
… me/odus) was examined on the central barrier islands of Long Island, N.Y. during the 1992 and 1993 breeding seasons. The estimated breeding populations were 79 pairs in 1992 and 82 pairs in 1993. Productivity was 1.08 chicks fledged per pair. The population appeared stable, but below carrying …
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The Sediment Sources of Atlantic Shore Beaches between Montauk Point and Democrat Point, Long Island New York USA
… source on the Atlantic inner shelf south of Long Island, New York, as a result of deficits in recent south shore budgetary estimates. In view of the importance of Long Island's inner shelf as a possible sediment source for other conflicting commercial uses in the future, the present study attempts …
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Piping plover habitat and demography following storm-induced and engineered landscape change
… vegetation and opened old and new inlets through Fire Island and Westhampton Island, New York, creating plover habitat. Storm effects prompted an island-wide stabilization project, and certain sections of Fire Island were designed to create and/or improve plover habitat (hereafter, restoration …
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) habitat selection, survival, and migration on New York barrier islands following natural and engineered habitat changes
… shorebird that nests on mainland and barrier island beaches on the Atlantic coast of North America. Its population decline was attributed to habitat loss, predation, coastal development, and disturbance. Hurricane Sandy reached the Northeast United States in October, 2012. The storm breached …
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Factors affecting piping plover (Charadrius melodus) nest site selection following landscape and predator community changes
… along Atlantic coastlines. Our study focused on Fire Island, New York, assessing changes in vegetation succession, plover nesting habitat selection, and suitable nesting habitat availability from 2010 until eight years after Hurricane Sandy. We analyzed classified imagery to quantify vegetative …
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Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) demography, behavior, and movement on the Outer Banks of North Carolina
… was not different from another population on Fire Island, New York (x ̅ = 0.73, SE = 0.04), but the North Carolina population annually had low reproductive success, primarily due to low rates of chick survival. As a result, the North Carolina population was predicted to decline during the …