Piping plovers breed less and move more in the northern great plains
Species may show higher extinction risk than currently presumed
2021-04-05
(Press-News.org) Piping plover breeding groups in the Northern Great Plains are notably connected through movements between habitats and show lower reproductive rates than previously thought, END
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