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Description: |
126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
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General Note: |
Issued also in French under title: Atlas des oiseaux de rivage néarctiques sur les côtes du Mexique. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
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Other Forms: |
Available also on the Internet. |
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Language Note: |
Includes abstracts in French and Spanish. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Methods -- The geography of Mexico, with emphasis in coastal regions -- Geomorphology, habitats, and distribution of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico -- The distribution and abundance of Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico : overview and species accounts -- Important sites for Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico -- Densities of Nearctic shorebirds in survey sectors on the coast of Mexico. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: "This Atlas presents the results of aerial surveys undertaken to determine the principal wintering areas used by Nearctic shorebirds on the coast of Mexico. The surveys were carried out over a 3-year period in January/February 1992, 1993, and 1994 and covered some 17 000 km of the Mexican coastline. The surveys covered the outer coastline, as well as nearshore lagoons, inlets, and other habitats. More than 1.47 million shorebirds were counted during the surveys, with totals for small, medium-sized, and large species of 852 000 (57.9%), 219 000 (14.9%), and 334 000 (22.7%), respectively; a further 66 000 (4.5%) shorebirds were unidentified. Most (1 346 000, 91.5%) occurred on the Pacific coast, with only 125 000 (8.5%) on the east coast. The surveys identified internationally important coastal wintering areas used by various categories and species of shorebirds, and a list of 29 key sites is presented."--pub. desc. |