Shorebird habitat use and macroinvertebrate composition in Robbins Passage/Boullanger Bay wetlands, NW Tasmania ...

• Main Author: Spruzen, FL
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: University Of Tasmania 2023
• Subjects: Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23245301; https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/Shorebird_habitat_use_and_macroinvertebrate_composition_in_Robbins_Passage_Boullanger_Bay_wetlands_NW_Tasmania/23245301

Virtually all species of shorebirds are decreasing on a global scale, due primarily to habitat loss and/or modification, through wetland reclamation, increased coastal erosion, decreased water quality and rising sea levels due to climate change. Many shorebirds are migratory and travel thousands of kilometres between their breeding grounds in Siberia and Alaska, to their winter feeding grounds in Australia, with over 2 million shorebirds arriving each year. These winter feeding grounds are crucial for the shorebirds' survival, supplying an abundant and predictable source of food for the birds, and places where they can roost undisturbed. The Robbins Passage/Boullanger Bay wetlands in northwest Tasmania are the most important shorebird site in Tasmania, supporting over 25,000 shorebirds each summer. As a primary site and the end point of the migratory shorebird network, and for its intrinsic values, it is important to investigate the ecology of the wetland and the habitat requirements of the shorebirds, ...