Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland
Synopsis The estuary and Firth of Forth support an outstanding number and variety of wildfowl and waders at migration seasons and in midwinter. Although populations of wildfowl and waders fell from 25–35,000 and 50–65,000 respectively in the 1970s, to 10–15,000 and 30–40,000 by the mid-1980s, the Fo...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0269727000006916 2024-03-03T08:43:25+00:00 Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland Bryant, D. M. 1987 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0269727000006916 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0269727000006916 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences volume 93, issue 3-4, page 509-520 ISSN 0269-7270 2053-5910 General Medicine journal-article 1987 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0269727000006916 2024-02-08T08:28:37Z Synopsis The estuary and Firth of Forth support an outstanding number and variety of wildfowl and waders at migration seasons and in midwinter. Although populations of wildfowl and waders fell from 25–35,000 and 50–65,000 respectively in the 1970s, to 10–15,000 and 30–40,000 by the mid-1980s, the Forth remains one of few British estuaries to support more than fifteen waterfowl species of national importance for conservation. The ecology and decline of diving ducks off Edinburgh and population studies of shelduck have been given particular attention by researchers. Among waders, distributions, movements and feeding have been studied in detail. The causes of the recent declines amongst waders, notably for knot ( Calidris canutus ) and dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) on the estuarine Forth, remain uncertain, but are likely to include natural factors as well as those linked to man's activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris alpina Calidris canutus Dunlin Cambridge University Press Midwinter ENVELOPE(139.931,139.931,-66.690,-66.690) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Section B. Biological Sciences 93 3-4 509 520 |
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Synopsis The estuary and Firth of Forth support an outstanding number and variety of wildfowl and waders at migration seasons and in midwinter. Although populations of wildfowl and waders fell from 25–35,000 and 50–65,000 respectively in the 1970s, to 10–15,000 and 30–40,000 by the mid-1980s, the Forth remains one of few British estuaries to support more than fifteen waterfowl species of national importance for conservation. The ecology and decline of diving ducks off Edinburgh and population studies of shelduck have been given particular attention by researchers. Among waders, distributions, movements and feeding have been studied in detail. The causes of the recent declines amongst waders, notably for knot ( Calidris canutus ) and dunlin ( Calidris alpina ) on the estuarine Forth, remain uncertain, but are likely to include natural factors as well as those linked to man's activities. |
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Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland |
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Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland |
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Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland |
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Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland |
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Wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and Firth of Forth, Scotland |
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wading birds and wildfowl of the estuary and firth of forth, scotland |
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