Just out in @AvianAce our #ornithology paper analyzing 20 years of #citizenscience data from coastal British Columbia, Canada, home to globally important populations of 22 bird species, exposing major differences between high and lower human-use regions: https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01711-150220

6 of 7 bird groups declining in #SalishSea are stable or increasing on Pacific Ocean coast! Key finding: steepest declines in benthic feeders including Surf, White-winged & Black scoters, Long-tailed Duck, Black Turnstone, Dunlin = poor inter-/sub-tidal habitat quality?

Birds indicate greater environmental stress/poorer habitat quality in Canadian #SalishSea vs. Pacific Ocean coast, adding to evidence of the need for the BC government to follow through on their commitment to a Coastal Marine Strategy #BCCoastalStrategy

We suggest transboundary research collaboration opportunities to understand mechanisms, discuss management relevance. See also new #conservation governance solution proposed in @FraserDeltaIBA by @LauraJKehoe @TaraMartin et al. @ConservationSP: https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.310

Special thanks to 1600 surveyors for 50,000hrs of fieldwork, long-term funding from @environmentca, lead author @D_M_Ethier & co-authors, and the many orgs that help us reach volunteers! Check out our webinar with the volunteer team: