Bird ringing station manual / / Przemysław Busse, Włodzimierz Meissner ; hand drawings Tomasz Cofta; managing editor; Katarzyna Michalczyk ; language editor, Kristina Kangas.

• VerfasserIn: Busse, Przemysław,; Meissner, Wlodzimierz,
• TeilnehmendeR: Michalczyk, Katarzyna,; Cofta, Tomasz,; Meissner, Wlodzimierz,; Kangas, Kristina,
• Place / Publishing House: Warsaw, [Poland] ;, Berlin, [Germany] : : De Gruyter Open,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (211 pages) :; illustrations (some colour) ; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Other title: Front matter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction --; Part I: The Passerine Station --; 1 Methods of the Field Work --; 2 Passerine Station Field Equipment --; 3 Passerine Station Laboratory Equipment --; 4 Arrangement of the Netting Area --; 5 Using Catching Devices --; 6 Passerine Station Laboratory Methods --; 7 Passerine Station Laboratory Working Routine --; Part II: The Wader Station --; 8 Wader Catching Techniques --; 9 Wader Station Laboratory Equipment --; 10 Wader Station Laboratory Methods --; 11 Wader Station Laboratory Working Routine --; 12 Wader Counts --; Part III: General Issues --; 13 Training Beginners: Bird Measurements --; 14 Bird Mortality and Welfare --; 15 Ringer's Safety and Health --; 16 Alternative Methods of Holding and Measuring Birds --; 17 Non Standard Ringing Procedures --; 18 Julian Date and Pentade Numbering --; References --; List of Figures --; List of Tables --; Index
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 3110399253; 8376560530
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Przemysław Busse, Włodzimierz Meissner ; hand drawings Tomasz Cofta; managing editor; Katarzyna Michalczyk ; language editor, Kristina Kangas.

In an attempt to standardize elements of the station routine, the book describes the procedures used in passerine and wader ringing stations. It offers a comparative analysis of versatile evaluation techniques such as measurements, orientation experiments and monitoring. The authors meticulously analyze different methods used to track birds, including catching passerines with mist-nets in land and wetland habitat, as well as the use of the Heligoland trap. The monograph, as a successful bid to establish a bird station routine that is favourable to both birds and ringers, will benefit all professional and amateur ringers.