Data from: Study "Red Knot geolocator tracking New Zealand 2013"

Citation
Battley PF, Lisovski S, Conklin JR. 2024. Data from: Study "Red Knot geolocator tracking New Zealand 2013". Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.328
Abstract
The pace and scale of environmental change represent major challenges to many organisms. Animals that move long distances, such as migratory birds, are especially vulnerable to change since they need chains of intact habitat along their migratory routes. Estimating the resilience of such species to environmental changes assists in targeting conservation efforts. We developed a migration modeling framework to predict past (1960s), present (2010s), and future (2060s) optimal migration strategies across five shorebird species (Scolopacidae) within the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, which has seen major habitat deterioration and loss over the last century, and compared these predictions to empirical tracks from the present. Our model captured the migration strategies of the five species and identified the changes in migrations needed to respond to habitat deterioration and climate change. Notably, the larger species, with single or few major stopover sites, need to establish new migration routes and strategies, while smaller species can buffer habitat loss by redistributing their stopover areas to novel or less-used sites. Comparing model predictions with empirical tracks also indicates that larger species with the stronger need for adaptations continue to migrate closer to the optimal routes of the past, before habitat deterioration accelerated. Our study not only quantifies the vulnerability of species in the face of global change but also explicitly reveals the extent of adaptations required to sustain their migrations. This modeling framework provides a tool for conservation planning that can accommodate the future needs of migratory species.
Keywords
Calidris canutus, animal tracking, avian migration, Calidris canutus rogersi, East Asian-Australasian Flyway, light-level logger, migratory connectivity, optimal migration, Red Knot, solar geolocation
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Calidris canutus
Red Knot
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@misc{001/1_328,
  title = {Data from: Study "Red Knot geolocator tracking New Zealand 2013"},
  author = {Battley, PF and Lisovski, S and Conklin, JR},
  year = {2024},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.328},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.328},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
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TY  - DATA
ID  - doi:10.5441/001/1.328
T1  - Data from: Study "Red Knot geolocator tracking New Zealand 2013"
AU  - Battley, Phil F.
AU  - Lisovski, Simeon
AU  - Conklin, Jesse R.
Y1  - 2024/12/30
KW  - Calidris canutus
KW  - animal movement
KW  - animal tracking
KW  - avian migration
KW  - Calidris canutus rogersi
KW  - East Asian-Australasian Flyway
KW  - light-level logger
KW  - migratory connectivity
KW  - optimal migration
KW  - Red Knot
KW  - solar geolocation
KW  - Calidris canutus
PB  - Movebank data repository
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.328
DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.328
ER  -
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