Sandpipers go with the flow: Correlations between estuarine conditions and shorebird abundance at an important stopover on the Pacific Flyway

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Rachel Canham, Scott A. Flemming, David D. Hope, Mark C. Drever
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: biofilm; Fraser River; freshet; migration; Pacific Dunlin; Salinity; Ecology; QH540-549.5; British Columbia; Canada; Pacific; Calidris alpina; Dunlin
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7240; https://doaj.org/article/f5660a4946114d81afdfa06ec7c1639f

Abstract Estuaries of major rivers provide important stopover habitat for migratory birds throughout the world. These estuaries experience large amounts of freshwater inputs from spring runoff. Understanding how freshwater inputs affect food supply for migrating birds, and how birds respond to these...