GILS J VAN, PIERSMA T, DEKINGA A & SPAANS B (2000) Distributional ecology of individually radio-marked Knots Calidris canutus in the western Dutch Wadden Sea in August-October 1999. LIMOSA 73 (1): 29-34.

Conservation and restoration of areas influenced by natural, dynamic processes (salinity and tide) offer the best perspectives for coastal breeding birds. In the past, the effects of succession were partly compensated by the creation of new breeding sites as a result of the Delta Project. As a consequence of the vegetation succession and a lack of newly created breeding sites, the future of coastal breeders in the Delta area is bleak. Thus, changes in policy and management are necessary to maintain sizeable populations of coastal breeding birds in the Delta area. The emphasis should be on habitat creation or restoration of natural dynamics in salt tidal areas. Removal of vegetation in existing habitats should only be considered if additional research has proven that it does not create an ecological trapRed Knot Calidris canutus

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