
Monitoring the shorebirds of North America: Towards a unified approach
Wader Study Group Bulletin
- By:
- S.K. Skagen , J. Bart , B. Andres , S. Brown , G. Donaldson , B. Harrington , V. Johnston , S.L. Jones , and R.I.G. Morrison
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Abstract
The Program for Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring (PRISM) has recently developed a single blueprint for monitoring shorebirds in Canada and the United States in response to needs identified by recent shorebird conservation plans. The goals of PRISM are to: (1) estimate the size of breeding populations of 74 shorebird taxa in North America; (2) describe the distribution, abundance, and habitat relationships for these taxa; (3) monitor trends in shorebird population size; (4) monitor shorebird numbers at stopover locations, and; (5) assist local managers in meeting their shorebird conservation goals. The initial focus has been on developing methods to estimate trends in population size. A three-part approach for estimating trends includes: (1) breeding surveys in arctic, boreal, and temperate regions, (2) migration surveys, and (3) wintering surveys.
Additional publication details
- Publication type:
- Article
- Publication Subtype:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Monitoring the shorebirds of North America: Towards a unified approach
- Series title:
- Wader Study Group Bulletin
- Volume:
- 100
- Year Published:
- 2003
- Language:
- English
- Contributing office(s):
- Fort Collins Science Center
- Description:
- 3 p.
- First page:
- 102
- Last page:
- 104