Recent publications of IWRB

Recent publications of IWRB Proceedings o f th e F irst T ech n ical M e e tin g o n W este rn P alearctic B ird M an ag em en t: Branta bernicla bernicla. 228 p ages. £5-50 p e r copy. This volum e brings to g e th e r th e p a p e rs p re se n te d at th e m eetin g in P aris in D e c e m b e r 1977 an d sum m arizes all aspects o f c u rre n t kno w led g e a n d th in k in g o n Branta bernicla bernicla —p ast and a resen t sta tu s th ro u g h o u t its ra n g e, m o v em e n ts an d feeding ecology, m o n ito rin g o f b re ed in g h a b ita t Df allied subspecies in C a n a d a using sa tellite im agery; th e m eetin g also review s m a n ’s im pact o n B. bernicla— coastal re clam a tio n , conflict w ith ag ric u ltu re , hun tin g a n d m an ag em en t. L iquid A ssets. 16 p ag es, m any b lack an d w hite p h o to g rap h s. 25p p e r copy. The first e d itio n o f this b ro c h u re w as p u b lish ed in th e 1960s. N ow an u p d a te d e d itio n has b e en p roduced in o rd e r to p re se n t g raphically in w o rd s, diagram s a n d p ictu res th e n e e d fo r w e tlan d :o n se rv atio n . B ulk o rd e rs can be su p p lied at a re d u ce d rate. Som e R esu lts o f W aterfo w l R inging in E u ro p e . B y A . C. P erd eck an d C. C lason. 21 p ages, m ainly m aps. £1-00 p e r copy. This p re sen ts m aps o f reco v eries o f d ucks an d geese ringed in th e N e th erlan d s a n d o f A nas crecca ringed in v ario u s p a rts o f E u ro p e . It illu stra te s how ringing can show th e flyways o f th e p o p u latio n s in q u estio n by m ap p in g th e p o sitio n o f reco v eries in th e nestin g , a u tu m n m ig ratio n , w in terin g a n d spring m ig ratio n p e rio d s, to g e th e r w ith a m ap a n d a g raph show ing th e av erage p o sitio n o v er th e year. P relim inary In v e n to ry o f W etlan d s o f In te rn a tio n a l Im p o rta n ce fo r W aterfow l in W est E u ro p e and N o rth w est A frica by D . A . S cott. 127 pages. £3-00 p e r copy. This lists w etlan d s in 22 c o u n tries w hich are o f in te rn a tio n a l im p o rta n ce for w aterfow l. 'In te rn a tio n a l Im p o rta n c e ’ has b e en ju d g e d by strict use o f q u a n titativ e criteria , an d th e in v en to ry th e re fo re presen ts th e latest estim a te s o f p o p u latio n size fo r a w ide ran g e o f P alearctic w aterfo w l (including c o rm o ra n ts, m an y h e ro n s a n d e g rets, sw ans, geese a n d d u cks, som e rails and c ra n e s, w a d ers, and tern s). T h e in v en to ry lists, fo r e ach site, th e species w hich co n fer in te rn atio n al im p o rta n ce u p o n it, a n d gives e ith e r a classification o f th e h a b ita t o r a b rief descrip tio n . It includes m u ch o f th e w ork d o n e by IW R B re sea rc h g roups an d c o u n te rs in p rev io u s y ears. It is in te n d e d b o th as feed -b ack to field w o rk e rs, a n d a g uide to g o v e rn m e n ts o n w hich w aterfow l sites qualify fo r d e sig n atio n u n d e r in te rn a tio n a l a g ree m e n ts such as th e R a m s a r C o n v en tio n . P roceedings o f th e S eco n d In te rn a tio n a l Sw an Sym posium , c. 350 pages, c. £8-00 p e r copy. T h e first sym posium w as h eld in S lim bridge in 1971. Since th en m uch re sea rc h has b e e n d o n e on this fascinating g ro u p o f b ird s, m o re th an justifying a second sym posium , in S a p p o ro , H o k k a id o , Ja p a n , in F e b ru a ry 1980. T h e v o lu m e c o n ta in s 54 p a p e rs, 8 o n D istrib u tio n a n d S ta tu s, 10 o n M ig ratio n , 7 o n B re ed in g B iology a n d P o p u la tio n D y n am ics, 3 o n B e h av io u r, 7 on F e e d in g , 2 o n H u n tin g , 4 on M o rtality an d D ise a se, 7 o n th e C o n trib u tio n by N o n -P ro fessio n al R e se arc h ers a n d 6 o n A n a to m y , W eights and M e a su rem e n ts a n d G en etics. T h e se , an d th e o th e r p u b licatio n s listed below can b e o b ta in e d from IW R B , Slim bridge (G lo s) G L 2 7B X , E n g la n d . P rices in clu d e p o sta g e a n d packing. P roceedings o f th e F irst E u ro p e a n M e etin g on W ildfow l C o n se rv a tio n , St A n d re w ’s, S co tlan d , 1963, avec résu m é en fran çais, £1-20. ‘L iq u id A s se ts’, a p lea fo r th e c o n se rv a tio n o f w etlan d s, 25p. ‘Ressources Méconnues’, un plaidoyer pour la conservation des zones humides, 25p (French version of ‘Liquid Assets'). P roceedings o f th e S eco n d E u ro p e a n M e etin g o n W ildfow l C o n se rv a tio n , N o o rd w ijk aan Z e e , T he N e th erlan d s, 1966, £2-30. 169 170 F re n c h v e rsio n o f th e above P ro c e ed in g s, £2-30. P ro ceed in g s o f th e In te rn a tio n a l C o n fe ren c e o n th e C o n se rv a tio n o f W etlan d s a n d W aterfo w l, R a m s a r, Ira n , 30 Ja n u a ry -3 F e b ru a ry 1971, £3. P roceedings o f th e S ym posium ‘R a tio n a l U se o f W aterfo w l R e so u rc es, B rn o , C zech o slo v ak ia, o n 26 S e p te m b e r 1972, 50p. P roceedings o f th e W a d e r Sym posium , W arsaw , P o la n d , 13 a n d 14 S e p tem b e r 1973, £1. P relim in ary re p o rt o f th e In te rn a tio n a l C o n fe ren c e o n th e C o n se rv a tio n o f W etlan d s a n d W aterfo w l, H eilig en h afen , F e d e ra l R e p u b lic o f G e rm a n y , 2 -6 D e c e m b e r 1974, £1. P roceedings o f th e In te rn a tio n a l C o n fe ren c e o n th e C o n se rv a tio n o f W etlan d s a n d W aterfow l, H e ilig e n h afe n , F e d e ra l R e p u b lic o f G e rm a n y , 2 -6 D e c e m b e r 1974, £8-50. P ro ceed in g s fro m th e Sym posium o n Sea D u ck s, 16-17 Ju n e 1975, S tockholm , £2-50. A b ib lio g rap h y o f th e Sw ans by T . W . B e rry a n d J. K e ar, p u b lish ed follow ing th e IW R B Sw an w orking g ro u p m ee tin g , S lim bridge, D e c e m b e r 1971, £1. P ro ceed in g s o f th e T ech n ical M e etin g o f E v alu atio n o f W etlan d s from a C o n se rv a tio n P o in t o f V iew , 8 -9 O c to b e r 1977, B o n n -B a d G o d e sb e rg , F e d e ral R ep u b lic o f G e rm an y , £1. P relim in ary re p o rt o f th e C o n fe ren c e o n th e C o n se rv a tio n o f W etlan d s o f In te rn a tio n a l Im p o rta n ce E specially as W aterfo w l H a b ita t, C agliari, Italy , 24-2 9 N o v e m b e r 1980, £1. T h e IW R B B u lle tin is issu ed p erio d ically to k e ep its active w o rk e rs in to u ch w ith d e v elo p m en ts, an d to serve as a re c o rd o f activity fo r d istrib u tio n to th o se su p p o rtin g its w ork. It will also b e sen t (£1 p er copy) o n re q u e st to o th e r in te re s te d p erso n s o r in stitu tes.