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: Canham, Rachel, Flemming, Scott A., Hope, David D., Drever, Mark C.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
• Subjects: Original Research; British Columbia; Canada; Fraser River; Pacific; Calidris alpina; Dunlin
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7981218/; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7240

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 changes...