• Login
    View Item 
    •   Oxy Scholar Home
    • Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    • Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    • View Item
    •   Oxy Scholar Home
    • Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    • Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Shorebirds and Benthic Fauna of Tidal Mudflats in Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, Mexico

    Thumbnail
    Subject
    Shorebirds; Benthic Fauna; Tidal Mudflats; Estero de Punta Banda; Baja California; Mexico
    Author
    Maimone-Celorio, Maria Rosa; Mellink, Eric ,
    Journal Title
    Scas: Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences
    Volume
    102
    Issue
    scas/vol102/iss1; 1
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    URI
    https://scholar.oxy.edu/handle/20.500.12711/10388
    Abstract
    We studied habitat use by shorebirds as related to tide and benthic <br /><br />invertebrates on three mudflats at Estero de Punta Banda, Baja California, <br /><br />Mexico, between January and April, 2000. We recorded 15 shorebird species <br /><br />and 7974 individuals. The most abundant birds were marbled godwits (Limosa <br /><br />fedoa), small sandpipers (Calidris alpina, C. mauri, and C. minutilld), and <br /><br />willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus). The three sites were different in their <br /><br />shorebird assemblages, and shorebird density was significantly greater on the <br /><br />site closest to the mouth of the estuary. The benthic fauna in our samples <br /><br />included 14 polychaete and 1 cumacean families; 8 bivalve species, 7 gastro- <br /><br />pod species, 7 amphipod species, 4 decapod species, and 1 species of isopod. <br /><br />Benthic invertebrate abundance was significantly greater at the site closest to <br /><br />the mouth of the estuary in winter, and at the central site in spring. Abundance <br /><br />of shorebirds was clearly inverse to tide height. Shallow and deep probers <br /><br />responded differently to the tide cycle at two sites. The most used feeding <br /><br />microhabitat, among four studied, was the waterline, although benthic inver- <br /><br />tebrate abundance was not different among habitats. The benthic fauna in our <br /><br />samples was potential food for the shorebirds present.
    Collections
    • Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences

    Browse

    All of Oxy ScholarCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsJournal TitleJournal IssueThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsJournal TitleJournal Issue

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2021  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV