Implications of different shorebird migration strategies for habitat conservation

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  • Authors: Skagen, Susan K.; Brown, Stephen; Johnson, Rex
  • Publication Year: 2005
  • Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
  • Source: In: Ralph, C. John; Rich, Terrell D., editors 2005. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 2 Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 680-683

Abstract

Shorebird migration strategies vary by species, migration distance and route, time of year, and resources at staging and stopover sites. The Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network has been highly successful in the identification, designation, and protection of important migration habitats for many species that stage in traditional areas. Recently, conservation efforts also focus on species and populations that disperse broadly on the landscape and that exhibit opportunistic use of available habitat in highly dynamic wetland systems. This unpredictability makes the conservation of wetland stopover habitats in the interior of North America highly challenging. We present an approach to identifying landscapes and wetlands critical to en route migrants in extensive ephemeral wetland systems.

  • Citation: Skagen, Susan K.; Brown, Stephen; Johnson, Rex 2005. Implications of different shorebird migration strategies for habitat conservation. In: Ralph, C. John; Rich, Terrell D., editors 2005. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 2 Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 680-683
  • Keywords: ephemeral wetlands, migration stopover areas, shorebirds, wetland conservation
  • Posted Date: March 9, 2009
  • Modified Date: July 19, 2016

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