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Habitat Suitability Index Models: Great blue heron

January 1, 1985

The great blue heron is the largest, most widely distributed, and best known of the American herons (Henny 1972). Great blue herons occur in a variety of habitats from freshwater lakes and rivers to brackish marshes, lagoons, mangrove areas, and coastal wetlands (Spendelow and Patton in prep.).

Publication Year 1985
Title Habitat Suitability Index Models: Great blue heron
Authors Henry L. Short, Robert J. Cooper
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype Federal Government Series
Series Title FWS/OBS
Series Number 82/10.99
Index ID fwsobs82_10_99
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization U.S. Geological Survey