Buckley / Sedwitz / Norse Urban Ornithology

150 Years of Birds in New York City
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5017-1962-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

BuckleyP. A.: P. A. Buckley, a Riverdale native, is Senior Scientist Emeritus at Patuxent WildlifeResearch Center.SedwitzWalter: Walter Sedwitz was a Bronx resident whose favorite fieldwork site was Jerome Reservoir.NorseWilliam J.: William J. Norse studied birds throughout the Bronx and compiled its Christmas Bird Counts.KieranJohn: John Kieran was Bronx-born and a sports writer for the New York Times.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buckley, P. A.

Sedwitz, Walter

Norse, William J.

Kieran, John

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Vögel (Ornithologie)
• Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Tourismus & Reise Reise & Urlaub: Führer, Landkarten, Pläne
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Systematic List
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Avifaunal Overview
Terminology
Subarea Coverage
Historical and Recent Data Sources
Van Cortlandt Contrasted with Central and Prospect Parks
Ecological Connectivity
Breeding Species
Winter Species
Migration
Resource Concerns
The Future
Introduction to the Species Accounts
Species Accounts
Appendixes
1. Tables
2. Scientific Names of All Organisms Mentioned in This Book Other Than Birds in the Species Accounts
3. Glossary of Symbols, Abbreviations, and Terms Used in This Book
4. Names of All Observers Appearing Anywhere in the Body of This Book
5. Stranger in a Strange Land: An Andean Gull in the Bronx
6. Specimens in Museum Collections from Van Cortlandt Park, Kingsbridge Meadows, Woodlawn Cemetery and Jerome Reservoir, and Riverdale
Literature Cited
About the Authors
Indexes
English Bird Names
Scientific Bird Names
Subjects

Über Autor(innen)

BuckleyP. A.:
P. A. Buckley, a Riverdale native, is Senior Scientist Emeritus at Patuxent WildlifeResearch Center.SedwitzWalter:
Walter Sedwitz was a Bronx resident whose favorite fieldwork site was Jerome Reservoir.NorseWilliam J.:
William J. Norse studied birds throughout the Bronx and compiled its Christmas Bird Counts.KieranJohn:
John Kieran was Bronx-born and a sports writer for the New York Times.