Abstract
Wood storks (Mycteria americana) have been known to move large distances across their annual range in the southeastern USA, but their seasonal movement patterns had never been quantified. Using a long-term GPS-tracking dataset, we provided the first individual-based description of their movements, which established the status of the population as partially migratory. Partial migration is a common movement strategy for populations inhabiting highly variable and unpredictable environments, of which wetlands are a prime example. Our findings corroborate a growing body of the literature demonstrating the link between spatio-temporal resource dynamics and animal migratory strategies. Photo credit: Simona Picardi. Photo credit: Simona Picardi. These photographs illustrate the article “Partial migration in a subtropical wading bird in the southeastern United States” by Simona Picardi, Peter C. Frederick, Rena R. Borkhataria, and Mathieu Basille published in Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3054
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