Open-File Report 2014–1263
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Ackerman, J.T., Hartman, C.A., Herzog, M.P., Smith, L.M., Moskal, S.M., De La Cruz, S.E.W., Yee, J.L., and Takekawa, J.Y., 2014, The critical role of islands for waterbird breeding and foraging habitat in managed ponds of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, South San Francisco Bay, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2014-1263, 108 p., https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20141263.
ISSN 2331-1258 (online)
Executive Summary
Introduction
Study Area
Using Historical Nesting Data to Model the Effects of Pond and Island Attributes That Influence Waterbird Nest Abundance and Nest Success
Using GPS Technology to Model Waterbird Nest-Site Selection at Island Patch and Microhabitat Scales
Factors Influencing Wintering Waterbird Abundance on Created Islands in Pond SF2
Importance of Islands for Wintering Waterbirds Using Managed Ponds
Acknowledgments
Unpublished References
References Cited
Appendix 1. AIC Tables for Pond and Grid Scale Analyses of the Importance of Islands for Foraging and Roosting Waterbirds