New paper! @jappliedecology.bsky.social https://bit.ly/3C5gYJp We mapped out the migrations of over 10K ind ⚫-tailed godwits (!) to characterize connectivity between sites in Europe and Africa. We compiled tracking data, ring recoveries and resightings: >400K records in total! (1/5) - ThreadSky

amigodeaves.bsky.social • 136 days ago

New paper! @jappliedecology.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3C5gYJp
We mapped out the migrations of over 10K ind ⚫-tailed godwits (!) to characterize connectivity between sites in Europe and Africa.
We compiled tracking data, ring recoveries and resightings: >400K records in total! (1/5)

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amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

Color-ring resightings were largest source in the north, while tracking was crucial for completing picture in the south.
From these data we built a network model of movement, finding that the godwits connect at least 1058 different wetlands across 46 countries, from Guinea to Iceland (2/5)

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

We highlighted 49 super well-connected sites, which were on average connected directly to 48 other sites.
Interestingly, just 47% of these top sites are currently recognized as important sites for BT godwits, suggesting this approach can add value to existing efforts. (3/5)

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

An advantage of networks is that you can easily pick out subsets to answer your own questions.
E.g. How do BT godwits connect the Tagus Estuary to other sites? Which sites in Portugal and France are connected? etc.

Check out our Shiny to answer your own questions:
bit.ly/3WOdinm (4/5)

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

For some reason the link to the app here isn't active, but if you copy-paste it, it does work.

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

None of this would be possible without the MASSIVE efforts of hundreds of people across the flyway, who organized field efforts, captured and ringed birds, resighted them and put out tracking devices.
It takes a village to understand a bird!
Photo by Verónica Méndez (5/5)

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

Also very importantly, this work was funded by @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social and @rspb.bsky.social which were very supportive throughout the process and without whom this would not have been possible. Very special thanks to @numenini.bsky.social and Anna Staneva.

amigodeaves.bsky.social•136 days ago

Also thanks to VBN BirdLife Netherlands as well as all those who participated in meetings to help direct this work to be relevant and useful for conservation.

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