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  <dc:contributor>J. Bart</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>B. Andres</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>S. Brown</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>G. Donaldson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>B. Harrington</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>V. Johnston</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>S.L. Jones</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>R. I. G. Morrison</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>S. K. Skagen</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2003</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:title>Monitoring the shorebirds of North America: Towards a unified approach</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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