Factors that affect migratory Western Atlantic red knots (Calidris canutus rufa) and their prey during spring staging on Virginia’s barrier islands

• Main Authors: Heller, Erin L., Karpanty, Sarah M., Cohen, Jonahan B., Catlin, Daniel H., Ritter, Sharon J., Truitt, Barry R., Fraser, James D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PLOS 2022
• Subjects: Barrier Islands; Calidris canutus; Red Knot
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/114543; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270224

Understanding factors that influence a species distribution and abundance across the annual cycle is required for range-wide conservation. Thousands of imperiled red knots (Calidris cantus rufa) stop on Virginias barrier islands each year to replenish fat during spring migration. We investigated the...