Coastal Waders and Wildfowl in Winter [Paperback]

First published in 1984, this book explores the feeding requirements and behaviour of shorebirds and coastal wildfowl.This 1984 book arose from an international meeting held at Texel in the Netherlands in April 1981 to discuss the feeding requirements and behaviour of shorebirds and coastal wildfowl. The book is divided into three sections, each the responsibility of one of the editors, who provides a brief section introduction.This 1984 book arose from an international meeting held at Texel in the Netherlands in April 1981 to discuss the feeding requirements and behaviour of shorebirds and coastal wildfowl. The book is divided into three sections, each the responsibility of one of the editors, who provides a brief section introduction.This 1984 book arose from an international meeting held at Texel in the Netherlands in April 1981 to discuss the feeding requirements and behaviour of shorebirds and coastal wildfowl. The book was designed both for general ornithologists, so that they may advise planners concerned with coastal wetlands, and for research workers interested in bird ecology and behaviour. The book is divided into three sections, each the responsibility of one of the editors, who provides a brief section introduction. The first covers bird numbers in relation to food resources; the second relates population densities to social and individual behaviour of birds within the flocks, and the third examines the role of areas of particular significance to migrant shorebirds along the route from West Africa to the high-latitude breeding grounds stretching from Greenland to western Siberia. This volume was produced in conjunction with the British Ornithologists' Union.Preface; List of contributors; Part I. Bird Populations: The Influence of Food Resources on the Use of Feeding Areas: Introduction P. R. Evans; 1. Coastal birds: numbers in relation to food resources P. R. Evans and P. J. Dugan; 2. Balancing the budget: measuring the energy intake and requirements oflã,