Migratory Shorebirds and the Yellow Sea

Australian migratory bird numbers in freefall due to destruction of east Asia tidal flats: report http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-14/migratory-shore-birds-risk-extinction- yellow-sea-habitat-loss/6015022 Link to the scientific paper that the news item is based on: Murray, N.J., Ma, Z. & Fuller, F.A. (2015). Tidal flats of the Yellow Sea: a review of ecosystem status and anthropogenic threats. Austral Ecology. Published online 7 January 2015. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aec.12211/abstract/ Stephen Ambrose Ryde NSW