Assessing the Vulnerability of Coastal Marsh Birds to Sea Level Rise in the South Atlantic Coast

• Main Author: Roach, Nicolette
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Clemson University Libraries 2015
• Subjects: black rail; clapper rail; conservation; impoundments; model transferability; occupancy; Biology; Bear Island
• Online Access: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2154; https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3157&context=all_theses

Global wetland degradation and loss is occurring at a rapid rate, and in the United States over 50% of wetlands in the lower 48 states have been altered since European settlement. In some cases, wetlands that were historically transformed for agriculture are now managed as wetland habitat. We conduc...