Rastbestände

English translation: passage population sizes

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German term or phrase:Rastbestände
English translation:passage population sizes
Entered by: Cetacea

08:16 Jan 14, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / Ornithology
German term or phrase: Rastbestände
(See previous question. Related to an environmental impact study of an offshore windpower oject)

Eine Betrachtung aller vorhandenen Daten zum Vorkommen von Seevögeln, insbesondere über *Rastbestände* in der deutschen AWZ der Nordsee, im schleswig¬holsteinischen Küstenmeer, im Vogelschutzgebiet „Östliche Deutsche Bucht“, in den Brutkolonien auf Helgoland, im Küstenmeer vor den ostfriesischen Inseln sowie im Bereich zwischen den Verkehrstrennungsgebieten ergibt ein einheitliches Vorkommensbild
Jon Fedler
Local time: 18:29
passage populations
Explanation:
"Rastbestände" are not populations of resting birds (every bird, migrant or not, rests several times during the day and at night), but populations of migratory birds or rather passage migrants (see asker's previous question) spending a limited amount of time in a certain location during their annual migration.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-14 11:10:46 GMT)
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Or: passage population sizes. See also e.g. http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/helptexts/population.htm
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Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 17:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4passage populations
Cetacea
4resting birds
David Williams
3 +1resting bird populations
Steffen Walter
4 -1resting birds resources
Ellen Kraus


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
resting birds


Explanation:
or simply "those birds resting in..."

Obviously, this is very context-specific.

David Williams
Germany
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
resting bird populations


Explanation:
I'm quite surprised that there is only one relevant web source coming up for the above term, but this one is spot-on in terms of your context:

http://horizonscanning.defra.gov.uk/ViewDocument_Image.aspx?...
"Offshore wave systems: Disturb or displace migrating, feeding and resting bird populations. ‘Fish-strike’, impacts on migrating marine life including marine mammals, and changes to tidal regimes. During construction and operation."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 98

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
9 mins

neutral  Cetacea: That would be "ruhende Vogelbestände" rather than "Rastbestände"... "Rastvögel" or "Rastbestände" are specific terms used in bird migration.
2 hrs
  -> Yes, I take your point.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
passage populations


Explanation:
"Rastbestände" are not populations of resting birds (every bird, migrant or not, rests several times during the day and at night), but populations of migratory birds or rather passage migrants (see asker's previous question) spending a limited amount of time in a certain location during their annual migration.



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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-14 11:10:46 GMT)
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Or: passage population sizes. See also e.g. http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/helptexts/population.htm



    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/a7kgpq
Cetacea
Switzerland
Local time: 17:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: Yes, you seem to be right (also when looking at the other related question).
12 mins
  -> Thank you, Steffen.

agree  analytical (X): absolutely!
1 hr
  -> Thank you, analytical.

agree  Rebecca Garber
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rebecca.

agree  Emma Rault (X)
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Emma.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
resting birds resources


Explanation:
according to what I found with Google

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 17:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cetacea: This has absolutely nothing to do with resources. "Bestände" are populations.
4 mins
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