Continental-scale decreases in shorebird populations in Australia

• Published in: Emu Vol. 116; no. 2; pp. 119 - 135
• Main Authors: Clemens, Roberts, Rogers, Danny I., Hansen, Birgita D., Gosbell, Ken, Minton, Clive D. T., Straw, Phil, Bamford, Mike, Woehler, Eric J., Milton, David A., Weston, Michael A., Venables, Bill, Wellet, Dan, Hassell, Chris, Rutherford, Bill, Onton, Kimberly, Herrod, Ashley, Studds, Colin E., Choi, Chi-Yeung, Dhanjal-Adams, Kiran L., Murray, Nicholas J., Skilleter, Gregory A., Fuller, Richard A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: CSIRO Publishing 01.06.2016; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Australia; citizen science; data collection; emus; habitats; latitude; longitude; ornithology; species; Australia

Decreases in shorebird populations are increasingly evident worldwide, especially in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway (EAAF). To arrest these declines, it is important to understand the scale of both the problem and the solutions. We analysed an expansive Australian citizen-science dataset, spanni...