Linking Dynamic Habitat Selection with Wading Bird Foraging Distributions across Resource Gradients

James M. Beerens; Erik G. Noonburg; Dale E. Gawlik

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128182

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Linking Dynamic Habitat Selection with Wading Bird Foraging Distributions across Resource Gradients

James M. Beerens ,

* E-mail: jbeerens@usgs.gov

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America, US Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America
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Erik G. Noonburg,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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Dale E. Gawlik

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
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Linking Dynamic Habitat Selection with Wading Bird Foraging Distributions across Resource Gradients

James M. Beerens,
Erik G. Noonburg,
Dale E. Gawlik

Published: June 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128182

About the Authors

James M. Beerens

* E-mail: jbeerens@usgs.gov

Affiliations Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America, US Geological Survey, Southeast Ecological Science Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States of America

Erik G. Noonburg

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America

Dale E. Gawlik

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JMB EGN DEG. Analyzed the data: JMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JMB EGN. Wrote the paper: JMB EGN DEG.

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