Saving Migrant Birds: Developing Strategies for the Future

By John Faaborg

Book Overview

Looking back over more than a decade of efforts to save migrant birds, John Faaborg offers a serious evaluation of the state of modern songbird populations, the effectiveness of conservation programs such as Partners in Flight, and the reliability and completeness of scientific research on migrant birds. Taking neither an alarmist nor a complacent approach, he shows that many factors besides habitat loss affect bird populations and that Neotropical migrants as a group are not declining dramatically, though some species adapt to habitat alteration more successfully than others. Faaborgs state-of-the-art survey thus clarifies the kinds of information we will need and the conservation efforts we should undertake to ensure the long-term survival of Neotropical migrant birds.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292725442
• ISBN13: 9780292725447
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"