Use of peninsula valdes (Patagonia Argentina) by migrating red knots (Calidris canutus rufa)

• Published in: Emu - Austral Ornithology
• Main Authors: Musmeci, Luciana Raquel, Hernández, María de Los Angeles, Bala, Luis Oscar, Scolaro, Jose Alejandro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Csiro Publishing
• Subjects: Beach Use; Conservation; Ecology; Migration; Stopover; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Patagonia; San Juan; Argentina; Bala; Calidris canutus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/68879

Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) that winter in southern South America stop on Peninsula Valdes, Patagonian Argentina, on their northern passage. The Peninsula comprises two large gulfs, each of which has two high and two low tides per day; high tides in San José Gulf correspond to low tides in Nue...