Understanding and reversing the rapid declines in Australia's shorebirds

了解并扭转澳大利亚滨鸟数量的迅速下降

• 批准号: LP100200418
• 负责人: Prof Richard Fuller
• 金额: $ 29.92万
• 依托单位: The University of Queensland
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2011-06-14 至 2015-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP100200418
• 关键词: Understanding; reversing; rapid; declines; Australia

Migratory shorebirds are recognised under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as nationally important assets, and these birds are iconic elements of many coastal landscapes, yet they are declining at an alarming rate. Due to their migratory nature, part of the reason for their decline might lay in Australia, but part might lay elsewhere across the 23 countries in the migratory flyway. This project will discover what Australia can do within its territory to reverse shorebird declines, and how international agreements and policy positions could be strengthened to achieve shorebird conservation in the East Asian flyway. This research will deliver the science necessary to recover a matter of national environmental significance.

根据《环境保护和生物多样性保护法》，迁徙滨鸟被视为国家重要资产，这些鸟类是许多沿海景观的标志性元素，但它们的数量正在以惊人的速度减少。由于它们的迁徙性质，它们下降的部分原因可能在于澳大利亚，但部分原因可能在于迁徙路线上 23 个国家的其他地方。该项目将发现澳大利亚可以在其领土内采取哪些措施来扭转滨鸟数量下降的趋势，以及如何加强国际协议和政策立场以实现东亚迁徙路线上的滨鸟保护。这项研究将为恢复具有国家环境意义的问题提供必要的科学依据。