Waterbirds Around the World: A Global Overview of the Conservation, Management and Research of the World's Waterbird FlywaysG. C. Boere, Colin A. Galbraith, David A. Stroud Waterbirds are one the worlds most attractive group of birds and the most threatened, including: Albatrosses, Flamingos, Swans, Geese, Ducks, Cranes, Waders, Gulls, Terns and Auks along with all the rest of the worlds waterbirds. They share a dependency on the worlds wetlands, such as seas, coasts, estuaries, lagoons, lochs, rivers, marshlands, swamps, tundra and other peatlands, and they have come to symbolise the changing, fragile nature of planet earth. More than 450 conservation scientists from 90 countries attended the "Waterbirds around the World conference", held in Edinburgh in 2004. The ensuing proceedings and introductory papers describe the truly global efforts being made to halt the decline in waterbird populations.This book provides a wealth of new information on the use of global flyways by waterbirds and discusses concerns such as climate change, disease emergence and the need for ecosystem approaches. With more than 240 papers straddling geographical, topical and crosscutting themes, this book offers a timely overview of many global partnerships between governments, agencies and other bodies tackling waterbird research, conservation and management.The international editorial and conference team have put together a range of papers, with a collection of illustrations, figures, maps and photos. |
Contents
The Edinburgh Declaration | 7 |
Declaración de Edimburgo | 13 |
Address by Elliot Morley MP UK Minister for Environment and AgriEnvironment | 19 |
Address by John Markland Chairman of Scottish Natural Heritage | 27 |
The flyway concept what it is and what it isnt | 40 |
changes in migratory and breeding waterbird populations due to major | 283 |
Common terms and phrases
AEWA Africa Anatidae Anser Arctic Asia Asian assessment Australia Bar-tailed Godwit biodiversity bird ringing BirdLife International botulism breeding areas breeding grounds C.A. Galbraith Calidris climate change coast coastal counts Crane Curlew Sandpiper D.A. Stroud decline Delta disease distribution ducks Dunlin East ecological ecosystems Edinburgh environmental estimates Eurasian flyway G.C. Boere Galbraith & D.A. geese global Godwit Goose Gull habitat harvest hunting important increase Island IWRB Lake large numbers Lesser Flamingo migratory birds migratory waterbirds monitoring moulting nesting Netherlands non-breeding northern numbers Photo Piersma Plover programme Ramsar Convention Ramsar sites recoveries Red Knot region Report River Russia seabirds season shorebirds South southern Spoon-billed Sandpiper Stationery Office status stopover strategies surveys Swan Tern tion trends virus Wadden Sea Wader Study Group waders Waterbird Census waterbird conservation waterbird populations waterbirds waterfowl Western Sandpipers Wetlands International White-fronted wintering areas