Coordinating across eight agencies to count vulnerable shorebirds
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 14:00
in Biology & Nature
American Oystercatcher nests are sparsely distributed, time-intensive to find, and often in remote locations, all adding to the challenge of estimating the size of their breeding population. However, a new study demonstrates that a new, simplified survey method, coordinated across eight agencies, has tremendous potential to provide accurate population estimates and aid in the species' conservation.