MUSA 611 Final Project

By: Zhenzhao Xu [email protected]

Project Website

tinyurl.com/611wader

• Wader
  • Project Proposal
    • Abstract
    • Goal
    • Users
    • Data sources

The Great Knot (Calidris tenuirostris) is one of the iconic long-distance migratory species of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. However very little is known about the migratory strategies and the breeding grounds of this species. Luckily, researchers from Deakin University used geolocators deployed on Great Knots, and tracked 8 individuals for more than one year.

Another intention of this project is environment protection. According to researchers, this species will most likely be affected by the habitat loss in the area of the Yellow Sea and other parts of the Chinese coastline. Thus, it is an excellent case showing the urge and effectiveness of environment protection.

The project will focus mainly on a summer of several waders. In particular:

• Detailed migration routes and their travel time.
• Basic informations about this species.
• The rapid changing (land cover) of their habitats from ~2000 to ~2020 using raster dataset from google earth engine.
• The relationship between wind and migration.
• Migration data visualization including speed and time.
• (If applicable) Population size and conservation status.

• Increase interest in birds and emphasize the need and effectiveness of environmental protection.

• The public who are interested in birds and would like to learn about this amazing species.
• Bird enthusiasts who want to know more about migratory shorebirds of the EAAF (East Asian-Australasian Flyway) and the impact of the habitat, winds, and migration details.

• Great Knot Geometry and Track Data: MoveBank
• Lisovski, S., Gosbell, K., Hassell, C. and Minton, C. 2016 Tracking the full annual-cycle of the Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris, a long-distance migratory shorebird of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Wader Study. Article
• [EAAFP] World Migratory Bird Day 2020 (Eng) Youtube
• Wiki: Great Knot Wikipedia
• Beautiful wind visualization insparation from earth.nullschool.net
• Saving a Flyway Blog
• NOAA Wind Speed Data
• Leaflet Velocity for wind visualization
• NASA land cover images from 2005 to 2020
• http://www.jhyqy.com.cn/cn/article/doi/10.16028/j.1009-2722.2019.064