Taxonomic Composition of Red Knot Fecal Samples on the Virginia Coast

• Main Authors: Karpanty, Sarah, Heller, Erin, Frasier, James, Cohen, Jonathan
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Environmental Data Initiative 2021
• Subjects: Barrier Island; Barrier Islands; Calidris canutus; Red Knot
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/9d6961262dfdaee98720f118f5ad816c; https://portal.edirepository.org/nis/mapbrowse?packageid=knb-lter-vcr.322.1

Taxonomic Composition of Red Knot Fecal Samples on the Virginia Coast Understanding which prey birds use and how prey selection is related to prey availability is important to understanding avian ecology and for conservation planning. Abundant prey at stopovers during migration is a key to shorebird...