Dispersal distance is driven by habitat availability and reproductive success in Northern Great Plains piping plovers.
Rose J SwiftMichael J AnteauKristen S EllisMegan M RingMark H SherfyDustin L ToyPublished in: Movement ecology (2021)
Habitat availability appears to be associated with dispersal distance for both hatch-year and adult piping plovers. Conservation efforts that integrate dispersal distances may benefit from maintaining nesting habitat within close proximity to other areas for adults and a network of clustered sites spread out across a larger landscape for natal dispersal.
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