Use of sandbanks by terns in Queensland, Australia: a priority for conservation in a popular recreational waterway

• Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation
• Main Authors: Chan, K, Dening, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Netherlands 2007
• Subjects: FoR 0502 (Environmental Science and Management); FoR 0602 (Ecology); FoR 0501 (Ecological Applications); area of international importance; Caloundra sandbanks; human recreation; migration; overwintering; terns; Austral; Queensland; Moreton; Moreton Bay; Common tern; Sterna hirundo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-005-6197-8

Many terns (Laridae) from the northern hemisphere overwinter in Australia, but they are rarely covered comprehensively in bird counts in Australian coastal waterways. We conducted censuses over 3 years on terns in an increasingly popular recreational waterway at the northern end of Moreton Bay, know...