Status of the Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) in the Western Hemisphere

• Other Authors: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Fish & Wildlife, Endangered & Nongame Species Program
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Division of Fish & Wildlife, Endangered & Nongame Species Program 2007
• Subjects: animals; beach; biology; birds; coastal zone; conservation; ecology; endangered species; environmental data; environmental monitoring; fisheries; invertebrates; rivers; threatened species; watershed; red knot; horseshoe crab; rufa; calidris canutus; migratory birds; Delaware Bay; Cape May Peninsula; Arctic; Cape May; Calidris canutus; Red Knot
• Online Access: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/ensp/redknot.htm; http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/rucore00000002110.Document.000062465

The population of the rufa subspecies of the red knot (Calidris canutus) has declined dramatically over the past twenty years. In 2002, population models showed that if adult survival remained low, rufa would go extinct within about ten years. Despite intensive studies, the reasons for the populatio...