Compiled Shorebird Migration Locations for Great Knot, Red Knot and Bar-Tailed Godwit in the Sea of Okhotsk coastal region, Russian Far East
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UAF_compiledshorebirdmigrationgreatknot
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Summary
Movements of animals are believed to improve their fitness. Migration is such a
technique, and it can be commonly observed among birds. In most of the migratory
species, clear migration patterns and seasonal migration routes can be found.
The migration strategies of shorebirds are manifold, and with some exceptions
still not fully ... explained. The Pacific East Asian-Australasian Flyway is among
the least investigated migration routes for shorebirds; it presents one of the
longest flyways in the world and is a major link between birds in the wintering
ground of the southern hemisphere (mostly Australia and New Zealand) and the
breeding grounds of the northern hemisphere (mostly the Russian high arctic).
The Russian Far Eastern part of this flyway has received relatively little
international attention; this is mostly due to restricted access until 1989, and
lack of awareness and financial support after 1989. Nevertheless, proximity to
breeding grounds, huge mudflats, high tides and numerous river estuaries suggest
that this region should be of importance to shorebirds on the East
Asian-Australasian Flyway. This has triggered the research and data compilation
for this project.
In order to learn more about this flyway, three focal species (Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris, Red Knot Calidris canutus, and Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa
lapponica) were selected as they are considered to be long-distance migrants
restricted to a limited number of key staging areas along the threatened
coastlines of this flyway. 232 known locations and their basic habitat
descriptors (e.g. Tidal range, freshwater inflow yes/no, estuary area,
surrounding habitat type) from GIS (Geographic Information Systems) overlays are
presented for these 3 species from compiled references and literature reviews
for the migration strategies relevant to the focal species in the coastal Sea of
Okhotsk region and the context of the East Asian Australasian flyway. These
compiled data are taken from Huettmann 2003, which constitutes the final part of
a research contract with Doug Watkins for Wetlands International, Environment
Australia (see Huettmann 2000 for part I).
No specific field guide exists for the birds of Russian Far East (but see see
Flint et al. 1984 and Knystautas 1987 for general ornithological information;
and for shorebirds Johnsgard 1981 and Hayman et al. 1986). Other than perhaps
Gill et al. (1994) no English publications are available that cover the whole
species spectrum of birds to be encountered during migration season (compare
Paulson 1993 and Truett and Johnson 2000). Despite a shift of paradigms in
recent years, most publications on shorebird migration are in Russian still, and
not available to the general international public. Here we try to fill this gap
providing GIS data sets for this habitat and for the three shorebird species.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial coordinates
| N: 62.67 |
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S: 43.43 |
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E: -164.98 |
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W: 135.2 |
Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator:
Falk Huettmann
Dataset Title:
Compiled Shorebird Migration Locations for Great Knot, Red Knot and Bar-Tailed Godwit in the Sea of Okhotsk coastal region, Russian Far East
Dataset Release Date:
September 25, 2004
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1900-01-01
Stop Date:
2000-12-31
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Data Center
Personnel
FALK
HUETTMANN
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
+01-907-4747882
Fax:
+01-907 4746967
Email:
fffh at uaf.edu
Contact Address:
419 Irving I, PO Box 757000
City:
Fairbanks
Province or State:
AK
Postal Code:
99775-7000
Country:
USA
TYLER
B.
STEVENS
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
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Publications/References
Falk Huettman, May 15, 2003, Compiled shorebird migration sites for the Sea of
Okhotsk region, Russian Far East, along the East Asian Australasian flyway for
selected species (Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, Red Knot Calidris canutus,
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica). Calgary AB, Canada, Calgary University
Kondratiev, ... A.Y., 1982, Biology of the waders on the Tundra of Northeast Asia.
Nauka, Moscow
Lane, 1987, Shorebirds in Australia, Melbourne, Australia, Nelson Publishers,
Piersma and Davidson, 1982, The Migration of Knots, Wader Study Group Bulletin,
No. 64.
Higgins, P.J. and Davies, S.J.J.F., 1996, Handbook of Australian, New Zealand
and Antarctic birds
Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds, vol 3: Snipe to Pigeons
Engelmoer and Roselaar, 1998, Geographical variation in waders, Dordrecht, the
Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Tomkovich, 1990, Analysis of Geograpnic Variability in Knot Calidris Canutus,
Biological Diversity, Issue 95: 59-72; Bulletin Moscow Sociert Naturalists
Tomkovich, 1997, Breeding distribution, migrations and conservation status of
the Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Falk Huettmann, 2003, Literature Review: Shorebird migration in the Sea of
Okhotsk region, Russian Far East, along the East Asian Australasian flyway for
selected species (Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, Red Knot Calidris canutus,
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica). Publication Information: Canberra,
Australia, Wetlands International (contact Doug Watkins)
Falk Huettman 2000, Investigations of Fall Migration of Shorebirds in the Sea of
Okhotsk region, Russian Far East, Final Report Canberra, Australia, Wetlands
International (contact Doug Watkins)
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2005-07-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-01-21
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