Shorebird Research Group of the Americas

 

Shorebird Research Group of the Americas

 

Publications

 

US Shorebird Conservation Plan

Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan  

  

Some key papers on shorebird declines:

Morrison, R.I.G., C. Downes, and B. Collins. 1994. Population trends of shorebirds on fall migration in eastern Canada, 1974-1991Wilson Bulletin, 106(3), pp. 431-437.

Morrison R. I. G., Y. Aubry, R. W. Butler, G. W. Beyersbergen, C. Downes, G. M. Donaldson, C. L. Gratto-Trevor, P. W. Hicklin, V. H. Johnston, R. K. Ross. 2001. Declines in North American shorebird populations. Wader Study Group Bulletin. 94:34–38.


R. I. Guy Morrison, R. Kenyon Ross, and Lawrence J. Niles. 2004. Declines in wintering populations of red knots in southern South America The Condor, 106(1), pp. 60-70.

Bart, J., S. Brown, B. Harrington, and R. I. G. Morrison. 2007. Population Trends of North American Shorebirds: Population declines or shifting distributions? Journal of Avian Biology, 38(1): 73-82.

 

Some key papers on causes of shorebird declines:

Predators

Migratory behavior