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Impact of vegetation immediately surrounding retention ponds on commercial poultry farms

January 2024 (approx.)

Detailed Description

The impact of vegetation immediately surrounding retention ponds on commercial poultry farms on the number of waterfowl observed utilizing the ponds. Species are identified via the standard four-letter alpha codes (BWTE, blue-winged teal; GADW, gadwall; MALL, mallard; NOPI, northern pintail; NSHO, northern shoveler; BUFF, bufflehead; HOME, hooded merganser; RUDU, ruddy duck; CANG, Canada goose; and WODU, wood duck). All data supporting this figure are available from Sullivan et al.

Sources/Usage

Public Domain.

Sullivan, J.D., McDonough, A.M., Lescure, L.M., and Prosser, D.J., 2024, Data describing the use of retention ponds on commercial poultry facilities on Delmarva by wild waterfowl: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9U7QISZ.