Are populations of neotropical migrant birds limited in summer or winter? implications for management

Abstract

Understanding where in their annual cycle Neotropical-Nearctic migrant bird populations are limited is essential for developing effective management and conservation policies. A review of currently available information indicates that these long-distance migrant species may be limited by events and circumstances in both summer and winter, and possibly on migration as well. This has broad implications for management, which must take into account both the quantity and quality of habitat for these species at various times of year. Thus, the maintenance of viable populations of long-distance migrant species will require extraordinary communication, coordination, and effort involving resource managers, scientists, and the public across international boundaries.

Parent Publication

• Status and management of neotropical migratory birds

Citation

Sherry, Thomas W.; Holmes, Richard T. 1993. Are populations of neotropical migrant birds limited in summer or winter? implications for management. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 47-57