Migrant shorebirds diversity, seasonal abundance, and use of habitat in the Gallegos river estuary (Santa Cruz)

• Main Authors: Becerra, Florencia Anahí, Ferrari, Silvia Noemi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral 2014
• Subjects: Aves playeras migratorias; Diversidad específica; Abundancia estacional; estuario del rio Gallegos; Patagonia Argentina; Migrant shorebirds; Specific diversity; Seasonal abundance; Gallegos river estuary; Argentine Patagonia; Patagonia; Argentina; Argentine; Gallegos; Red Knot
• Online Access: https://publicaciones.unpa.edu.ar/index.php/ICTUNPA/article/view/515

Information about the current condition of the migrant shorebirds in a sector of the estuary, adjacent to Rio Gallegos city, which is subject to diverse changes resulting from the urban use, is presented. From March 2011 to January 2012, 52 visits to 5 sampling stations were performed, going along t...