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“Flyway: connecting people and migratory waterbirds” story series #12 – Ms. Katherine Leung
If someone asked Katherine Leung what is her work, “Following the migratory waterbirds” may probably her answer. This EAAFP flyway featuring this lady who migrates along the coast of China to study migratory waterbirds. EAAFP: Hi Katherine, can you tell us about yourself and your background, please? My career in conservation started with being […]
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Literature list (April-June 2021)
1) Biology & ecology Piersma, T., E. M. A. Kok, C. J. Hassell, H.-B. Peng, Y. I. Verkuil, G. Lei, J. Karagicheva, E. Rakhimberdiev, P. W. Howey, T. L. Tibbitts, and Y.-C. Chan. When a typical jumper skips: itineraries and staging habitats used by Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai) migrating between northwest Australia and the […]
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UNDP – GEF flyway project kicked off to strengthen the network of protected areas for migratory waterbirds in EAAF in China
On May 11th, the largest standalone GEF-7 biodiversity project in China, Strengthening the Protected Area Network for Migratory Bird Conservation Along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway (EAAF) in China, was officially launched in Dongying, Shandong Province. Around 50 representatives from the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA), UNDP China, Provincial Governments of Shandong, […]
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Literature list (January-March 2021)
1) Biology & ecology Xu, Y., M. Kieboom, R. J. A. van Lammeren, Y. Si and W. F. de Boer (2021). “Indicators of site loss from a migration network: Anthropogenic factors influence waterfowl movement patterns at stopover sites.” Global Ecology and Conservation 25: e01435. Zhai, H., Z. Li, S. Mi, D. Meng, H. Yu, L. […]
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Literature list (October-December 2020)
1) Biology & ecology Yao, S., X. Li, C. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Li, T. Gan, B. Liu and W. Kuang (2020). “New assessment indicator of habitat suitability for migratory bird in wetland based on hydrodynamic model and vegetation growth threshold.” Ecological Indicators 117: 106556. Zhang, F., S. Cui, S. Gao, R. Hough, P. Hu, […]
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Collaboration on tracking Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill
The Endangered Black-faced Spoonbill is one of the key species in the East Asian -Australasian Flyway Partnership. The conservation of this globally threatened species had been fostering collaboration and joint actions beyond national boundaries. This year, a joint project between researchers from China and South Korea had been implemented to track the migration of satellite-tagged […]
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Literature list (June-August, 2019)
The EAAFP Science Unit is highlighting some key journal publications in the flyway. The abstract of each journal article is placed following the literature list below. 1) Biology & ecology Behavioural plasticity and trophic niche shift: How wintering geese respond to habitat alteration Effects of migration and reproduction on the variation in persistent organic pollutant […]
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“East Asian Waterbirds Guardian – Waterbird Monitoring Specialist Training” held in China
From 2 -7 September 2019, The 3rd “East Asian Waterbirds Guardian – Waterbird Monitoring Specialist Training ” was held in Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve (the first Flyway Network Site in China). It was sponsored by the China Green Foundation, and co-organized by World Wide Fund for Nature China (WWF) and Wild Bird Society […]
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Literature List(March-May, 2019)
The EAAFP Science Unit is highlighting some key journal publications in the flyway. The publications would be divided into 4 categories: 1) Biology & ecology: focus on science of single species as well as waterbird assemblages; 2) Monitoring & assessment: focus on technical aspects and methods related to EAAF; 3) Conservation & management: focus on outputs of […]
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