Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
Tags: biology, birds, wildlife migration, breeding habitat, over-wintering areas, shore birds, physiology
| Principal Investigator: | Morrison, R.I.G. (7) |
| Licence Number: | 11128 |
| Organization: | National Wildlife Research Centre, Canadian Wildlife Service |
| Licensed Year(s): |
1992
1991
1990
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| Issued: | Jan 01, 1991 |
| Project Team: | Dr. N. Davidson |
Objective(s): To establish migration routes used by shorebirds between their breeding grounds in the eastern Canadian High Arctic and wintering grounds on the European seaboard; to study physiological changes, energy metabolism and the importance of body reserves in long-distance migrants in relation to migration and breeding.
Project Description: The Researchers will carry out surveys to determine breeding densities of shorebirds and other birds in relation to habitat use and characteristics. Observational studies of activity budgets will be made to estimate daily energy expenditures. Birds will be captured and banded to establish weight levels during nesting and to obtain measurements of breeding populations.
