Pollinator pathways: GPS insights into honeyeater migration and habitat use. This project aims to address key gaps in knowledge about where and how birds move across the landscape. The project will co

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Pollinator pathways: GPS insights into honeyeater migration and habitat use. This project aims to address key gaps in knowledge about where and how birds move across the landscape. The project will conduct the largest simultaneous GPS tracking study in Australia to date, focusing on large, tree-pollinating honeyeaters to shed light on their seasonal and migratory movements. Expected outcomes include the first detailed maps of the routes that migrating honeyeaters take and actionable data on how habitat features influence the ecosystem services that these keystone pollinators provide. This represents the first major step in closing a 20-year gap in studies of Australian migration and should benefit land managers and partner organisations by enhancing return on investment for conservation and revegetation efforts.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3103 - Ecology. Lead: A/Prof Damien Farine