Foraging behaviour and diet of American Oystercatchers in a Patagonian intertidal area affected by nutrient loading

• Published in: Emu Vol. 110; no. 2; pp. 146 - 154
• Main Authors: García, Germán Oscar, Isacch, Juan Pablo, Laich, Agustina Gómez, Albano, Mariano, Favero, Marco, Cardoni, Daniel Augusto, Luppi, Tomás, Iribarne, Oscar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing 01.06.2010; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Argentina; biomass; canopy; diet; energy intake; eutrophication; foraging; invertebrates; macroalgae; pollution load; predation; profitability; wastewater; Argentina

Eutrophication increases the biomass of opportunistic green macroalgae that covers intertidal zones, and macroalgal blooms may affect the intertidal invertebrate community and predation of invertebrates by shorebirds. In San Antonio Bay, Argentina, eutrophication from the discharge of wastewater fro...