Headline:Pacific Shorebird Migration Project - Using Remote Sensing to Monitor Migration Patterns of Godwits and Curlews

Description:From web site introduction: The Alaska Science Center, PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO), and collaborators in various countries received funding from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation for an international, collaborative study using the latest remote sensing technology to fill key information gaps on how the tribe Numeniini, to which godwits and curlews belong, migrate within and across continents. During 2007-2008, four species (Bar-tailed Godwit, Hudsonian Godwit, Bristle-thighed Curlew, and Long-billed Curlew) - representative of the various migration strategies exhibited by the Numeniini - are being fitted with satellite telemetry tags and followed during their annual migration throughout the Pacific Basin. For each species, we expect to learn the timing and routes of migration, temporal and spatial use of stopover and staging sites, and habitat needs. This information will guide effective conservation efforts for each species and also help scientists and conservation groups better understand the effects of global-scale threats to shorebirds, including habitat destruction, climate change, and the spread of infectious diseases.

Authors:Alaska Science Center (U.S.) 

Contributors:David & Lucile Packard Foundation Point Reyes Bird Observatory (PRBO) 

Publishers:Alaska Science Center 

Rights Management:Copyright held by Publisher

Disease Names:Avian Influenza 

Disease Aspects:Epidemiology 

Species Common Names:Bar-tailed Godwit Bristle-thighed curlew Hudsonian Godwit Long-billed Curlew 

Species Scientific Names:Limosa haemastica Limosa lapponica Numenius americanus Numenius tahitiensis 

Resource Types:Maps Photographs 

Resource Formats:URL 

Languages:English 

Technical Level:Non-Technical 

Keywords:Avian influenza Culling Curlews Godwits Limosa haemastica Limosa lapponica Migratory birds Migratory patterns Numenius americanus Numenius tahitiensis Remote sensing Surveillance (monitoring)