NESP MaC Project 1.21 - Australia’s Coastal Shorebirds: Trends and Prospects

Research Project

Researchers: Fuller, Richard (Principal investigator) ,  Fuller, Richard (Principal investigator) ,  Professor Richard Fuller (Principal investigator) ,  Emma Flukes (Point of contact) ,  Emma Flukes (Point of contact)

Brief description This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub small-scale study - "Australia’s Coastal Shorebirds: Trends and Prospects". No data outputs were generated by this project. -------------------- Coastal Australia is home to 37 regularly occurring migratory shorebird species, with many protected areas including Ramsar sites designated on the basis of shorebird populations. Many migratory shorebirds are declining rapidly, and hence the focus of conservation efforts at multiple levels of government in Australia and overseas. However, trend data are now nearly 10 years old, meaning the information available to assess where conservation actions are needed most urgently and whether conservation efforts are helping species recover are outdated. To ensure populations have the best chance at recovery and that resources are allocated where they are most likely to have the greatest positive impacts, it is critical to maintain up-to-date information on species trends. This project analyses 30 years of shorebird monitoring data collected by citizen science groups across Australia and curated by BirdLife Australia’s National Shorebird Monitoring Program.to update national trend estimates, while also assessing the relative effects of human pressure and conservation efforts on population trends. This project will set the stage for building the next decade of coastal shorebird conservation activity in Australia, coordinated through the national mechanism of the End User: National Migratory Shorebird Conservation Action Plan Steering Committee, with representatives from national and state governments as well as leading shorebird experts. Outputs • Final technical report with analysed data and a short summary of recommendations for policy makers of key findings [written] ---no data outputs were generated by this project---

Lineage Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded

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Richard Fuller (University of Queensland), Tatsuya Amano (University of Queensland)

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National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE), Australian Government

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In addition to NESP (DAWE) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.

Notes Purpose
To (1) update shorebird population national trends estimates, (ii) determine whether declines have decelerated through conservation efforts, and (iii) identify regional hotspots of Australian impacts on shorebird populations.

Data time period: 2021-09-01 to 2022-08-31

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