A Method for Investigating Population Declines of Migratory Birds Using Stable Isotopes: Origins of Harvested Lesser Scaup in North America

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2009
Authors:K. A. Hobson, Wunder, M. B., Van Wilgenburg, S. L., Clark, R. G., Wassenaar, L. I.
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:4
Pagination:e7915+
Date Published:November
Keywords:gis, migration, migratory-birds, migratory-species, monitoring
Abstract:

Elucidating geographic locations from where migratory birds are recruited into adult breeding populations is a fundamental but largely elusive goal in conservation biology. This is especially true for species that breed in remote northern areas where field-based demographic assessments are logistically challenging.

URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0007915
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0007915
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