| use of aquaculture ponds and other habitats by autumn migrating shorebirds along the lower mississippi river. | populations of many shorebird species are declining; habitat loss and degradation are among the leading causes for these declines. shorebirds use a variety of habitats along interior migratory routes including managed moist soil units, natural wetlands, sandbars, and agricultural lands such as harvested rice fields. less well known is shorebird use of freshwater aquaculture facilities, such as commercial cat- and crayfish ponds. we compared shorebird habitat use at drained aquaculture ponds, moi ... | 2013 | 23733250 |