The Waterbird Society Research Grant

2024

  • Habitat Suitability Analysis and Ecological Significance of River Lapwing (Vanellus duvaucelii) in the Punatshangchhu River Basin, Bhutan, Mirza Sium Masud
  • Prioritising Iberian Wetlands for Waterbirds: Network Analysis of Migratory Routes in an East Atlantic Flyway Bottleneck — Portugal and Spain, Vasco de Sousa Mendes
  • Ecotoxicological Assessment of Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Breeding Sites: Unraveling Contaminant Impact in Lalinačka saltmarsh area, Serbia, Marko Nikolić
  • Atlantic ghost crabs: An under-realized shorebird predator? — United States, Christy Wails

  • Assessing spatio-temporal patterns of shorebird habitat quality at interior permanent stopover sites, James Carroll
  • Seabird biodiversity hotspots at fragile Arctic oases during ice-covered and ice-free seasons, Cerren Richards

  • Examining neonicotinoid exposure in common goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula), Amalie Ask
  • Status and conservation of the White- bellied Heron in the Koshi River, Nepal, Prativa Kaspal
  • Physiological responses to egg neglect in the embryos of Manx shearwaters; adaptations to an unpredictable life and consequences for egg success, Patrick Lewin

  • Temporary and Spatial variation of water birds at Southern Mongolian IBA Lakes: Habitat Conservation through community awareness, Onolragchaa Ganbold
  • Saving Africa’s rarest rallid – White-winged Flufftail population trends and local movements in South Africa, Kyle Lloyd

  • Comparing effectiveness of physical barriers and pond fertilization in mitigating predation pressure by three most predacious piscivorous waterbirds on freshwater pond-fish, Nickson Otieno
  • Assessing the Adaptive Capacity of an Arctic Seabird to Increased Predation Risk from Polar Bears Using Non-invasive Behavioural and Physiological Metrics, Erica Geldart
  • Causes and consequences of individual decision-making in shorebirds: fitness perspective on migration habitat conservation, Sarah Clements

  • Use of Rails as Indicators of Hydrologic Change and Subsequent Wetland Quality in the St. Louis River Estuary, Lindsey Tiegs

  • Nest site selection of river beach nesting birds in the Peruvian Amazon, Katharine Goodenough
  • Dispersal behavior of Yuma Ridgway’s rails, Eamon Harrity
  • Piping Plover habitat use/migration, Michelle Stantial