PhysOrg Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 For the first time, scientists have calculated the world population of the spoon-billed sandpiper, after overcoming a number of difficult challenges including limited knowledge about the whereabouts of this tiny shorebird, which breeds across a huge tract of far eastern Arctic Russia and migrates to spend the winter on tropical estuaries and mudflats from south China to Bangladesh. The research by Clark et al. was published today in Fauna & Flora International's journal, Oryx. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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