Modelling the effect of environmental change on shorebirds: A case study on Poole Harbour, UK

Durell, Sarah E. A. le V. dit; Stillman, Richard A.; Caldow, Richard W. G.; McGrorty, Selwyn; West, Andrew D; Humphreys, John. 2006 Modelling the effect of environmental change on shorebirds: A case study on Poole Harbour, UK. Biological Conservation, 131 (3). 459-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.02.022

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.02.022

Abstract/Summary

An individuals-based model, MORPH, was used to assess the quality of Poole Harbour, UK, for five overwintering shorebirds: dunlin Calidris alpina, redshank Tringa totanus, black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and curlew Numenius arquata. Site quality, and the effect of environmental change, was measured as predicted overwinter survival. Dunlin had the highest prey biomass densities and were the least likely to be affected by reductions in their food supply, lower temperatures or loss of terrestrial habitats. Black-tailed godwits and curlew had the lowest prey biomass densities and were the most likely to be affected by reductions in their food supply, lower temperatures and loss of terrestrial habitats. All five shorebird species were seriously affected by simulated sea-level rise. Conservation issues identified for the Poole Harbour SPA were the relatively low densities of larger size classes of polychaete worms, the importance of maintaining and managing surrounding terrestrial habitats and the effect of sea-level rise on the length of time for which intertidal food supplies are available

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.02.022
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Population & Conservation Ecology
ISSN:	0006-3207
Format Availability:	Electronic, Print
Additional Keywords:	Individuals-based model, MORPH, SPAs, Shorebirds, Climate change
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	22 Jun 2007 10:14 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/306

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2006.02.022

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

_ Population & Conservation Ecology

ISSN:

0006-3207

Format Availability:

Electronic, Print