Thesis abstracts

As a means of disseminating information about important new wader studies in advance of formal publication, this series features abstracts from recent wader theses (bachelors, masters and doctoral). Thesis authors are invited to submit abstracts to the compiler Josh Nightingale (nightingale.joshua@gmail.com).

In this issue:

• A wader perspective on Boreal Baltic coastal grasslands: from habitat availability to breeding site selection and nest survival (PhD), by Triin Kaasiku
• Effects of land conversion in sub-Arctic landscapes on densities of ground-nesting birds (PhD), by Aldís Erna Pálsdóttir