Conservation and Management of North American Shorebirds
Webinar Details
When:
Sep 17, 2010 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:23 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 06/2016
Presenter(s):
- Mark A. Colwell, Ph.D., Professor, Humboldt State University, Department of Wildlife, Arcata, CA
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- The Wildlife Society - Certified Wildlife Biologist®/Professional Development Certificate Program - 1 hour TWS Category 1 Credit
Virtual Event Format:
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Participants will learn about the ecology, habitat requirements, and management actions that can be undertaken to address the conservation needs of North American shorebirds.
Shorebirds are wetland dependent species with generally small bodies and long legs that enable them to exploit a wide range of coastal and inland aquatic habitats including flooded agricultural lands. They are champion migrators, in some cases traveling thousands of miles between Arctic and boreal nesting grounds and southern wintering areas, including the most southern reaches of South America. Due to anthropogenic causes such as wetland loss and degradation, disturbance, hunting and pollution, most species of shorebirds are decreasing in number. This webinar provides a description of the ecology and life history attributes of four major groups of shorebirds. Important conservation issues affecting the survival and productivity of shorebirds in North America are identified. Management options for addressing conservation issues are illustrated through case studies set in rice agriculture, moist soil impoundments, beaches, and coastal pastures and inland rangelands.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS National Wildlife Team located at the Central National Technology Support Center.
Photo: John K. Saichuk
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