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Mountain Plover population and habitat assessments in Texas, 2019–2020
We conducted population and habitat assessments for Mountain Plovers in Texas during winters of 2019 and 2020. We used roadside surveys and distance-sampling to estimate bird density and calculate population totals for the study area, which included parts of five ecoregions (Chihuahuan Deserts, High Plains, Central Great Plains, Southern Texas Plains, Texas Blackland Prairies, and Western Gulf Coastal Plain). In 2019, we surveyed 103 transects along 3,032 km (1,884 mi) and, in 2020, we surveyed 152 transects along 4,985 km (3,098 mi). When driving along transects, we stopped every 3.2 km (2 mi) to assess habitat conditions (vegetation height, vegetation density, etc.) and land cover (National Land Cover Database categories).
| Author(s) |
James E Lyons |
| Publication Date | 2023-08-08 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 2019-01-31 |
| Ending Date of Data | 2020-02-13 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Y7ZH24 |
| Citation | Lyons, J.E., Andres, B.A., Pierce, A.K., and Stone, K.L., 2023, Mountain Plover population and habitat assessments in Texas, 2019–2020: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Y7ZH24. |
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| Metadata Date | 2023-08-08 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
Harvest Date: 2023-08-09T04:40:13.491Z