Monitoring the shorebirds of North America: Towards a unified approach
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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.
Suggested Citation
Skagen, S., Bart, J., Andres, B., Brown, S., Donaldson, G., Harrington, B., Johnston, V., Jones, S., and Morrison, R.I., 2003, Monitoring the shorebirds of North America: Towards a unified approach: Wader Study Group Bulletin, v. 100, p. 102-104.
| 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 |