Threatened habitat at Great Salt Lake: Importance of shallow-water and brackish habitats to Wilson's and Red-necked phalaropes

• Published in: The Condor
• Main Authors: Maureen G. Frank, Michael R. Conover
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: American Ornithological Society 2019
• Subjects: Farmington; Phalaropus lobatus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duz005

Great Salt Lake (GSL) is the largest hypersaline lake in North America and is the fall staging area for a high proportion of North America's Wilson's Phalaropes (Phalaropus tricolor) and Red-necked Phalaropes (Phalaropus lobatus). Unfortunately, diversion of freshwater for agriculture and...