Intertidal biofilm distribution underpins differential tide-following behavior of two sandpiper species (Calidris mauri and Calidris alpina) during northward migration

• Published in: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
• Main Authors: Jimenez, A., Elner, R.W., Favaro, C., Rickards, K., Ydenberg, R.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: abundance; cycle; fraser-river estuary; invertebrates; microphytobenthos; predation; sediment; shorebird distribution; waders; western sandpipers; Canada; British Columbia; Fraser River; Calidris alpina
• Online Access: https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/intertidal-biofilm-distribution-underpins-differential-tide-follo; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2014.12.038

The discovery that some shorebird species graze heavily on biofilm adds importance to elucidating coastal processes controlling biofilm, as well as impetus to better understand patterns of shorebird use of intertidal flats. Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and dunlin (Calidris alpina) stopover in...