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Chapter 2 Testing an attachment method for solar-powered tracking devices on a long-distance migrating shorebird

Published in Journal of Ornithology (2016) 157: 277–287


Chapter 4 When a typical jumper skips: itineraries and staging habitats used by Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai) migrating between northwest Australia and the New Siberian Islands

Published in Ibis (2021)


Chapter 5 Filling knowledge gaps in a threatened shorebird flyway through satellite tracking

Published in Journal of Applied Ecology (2019) 56: 2305-2315


Chapter 6 Conserving unprotected important coastal habitats in the Yellow Sea: shorebird occurrence, distribution and food resources at Lianyungang

Published in Global Ecology and Conservation (2019) 20: e00724


Box B Loss of habitat leads to loss of birds: reflections on the Jiangsu, China, coastal development plans

Published in Wader Study (2017) 124: 93–98


Box C Incorporating shorebird movement information into ecological impact assessment and ‘Building with Nature’ port design

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