Decline of shorebirds (IMAGE)

Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon

Decline of shorebirds

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On the image, sanderlings (Calidris alba) and one dunlin (Calidris alpina). The decline of shorebirds is a global phenomenon for which the causes are not yet fully understood.

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Paul F. Donald.

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