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| Masayuki TAMURA | |
| Information Processing and Analysis Laboratory | |
| National Institute for Environmental Studies, Environment Agency | |
| 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0053, Japan | |
| Tel: +81-298-51-2543 Fax: +81-298-50-2572 | |
| E-mail: m-tamura@nies.go.jp |
42,184,000 Yen
(FY 2000: 14,812,000 Yen)
Movements and habitat conditions of Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) and Oriental White Storks (Ciconia boyciana) were studied in East Asia using two kinds of satellite-based observation techniques, i.e., satellite tracking and remote sensing techniques. A satellite tracking system is used to automatically obtain bird location data, from which migration routes, local movements within habitat, and important places for breeding, stopover and wintering can be identified. Satellite remote sensing was used to investigate the distribution and environmental condition of wetlands. By combining these two techniques we analyzed the relationship between wetland ecosystems and bird habitation patterns. First, land-cover conditions and local movements of birds in their breeding sites of the Amur basin were analyzed. Then the migration routes and land-cover condition were studied in East Asia.
Red-crowned Crane, Oriental White Stork, remote sensing, satellite tracking