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Assessing the Impact of Changing Water Resources on Migratory Bird Health and Management in the Central Flyway

Assessing the impact of changing water resources on migratory bird health and management in the Central Flyway: A harm reduction approach
Principal Investigator
Renee McPherson

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Release Date
2020
Start Date
2021-06-25
End Date
2023-06-24

Summary

There is a growing movement within natural resource management to view wildlife health as a cumulative outcome of many different factors, rather than simply the absence of disease. This inclusive understanding of health opens the door to management options that are more creative than traditional techniques aimed at preventing or mitigating pathogens. The public health field uses a related concept known as the “health gradient” that suggests that the ease or difficulty with which an individual successfully fends off various health hazards depends on external determinants-of-health, such as income, education, and surrounding community. This perspective facilitates a harm reduction strategy that emphasizes actions meant to reduce the [...]

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Migratory birds; Alex Demas, USGS
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  • National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
  • South Central CASC

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