Impact of vegetation immediately surrounding retention ponds on commercial poultry farms
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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.