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Habitat and spatial trends of U.K. wintering waterbird populations over 50 years. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract The United Kingdom is an important wintering ground for millions of waterbirds. Most U.K. wintering waterbird populations increased between 1970 and the mid‐1990s, but declined thereafter. We examined U.K. population indices in 46 wintering waterbird species in two 25‐year periods, 1970–1994 and 1995–2019, to identify which waterbird groups ...
Martay B, Boersch-Supan PH, Pearce-Higgins JW, Austin GE, Burton NHK, Noble D, Peck K, Wotton SR, Frost TM.   +8 more
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On the normative roles of biodiversity and naturalness in conservation. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Nature is an opaque concept. Consequently, the term biodiversity conservation has replaced nature conservation in most conservation contexts. We review the conceptual indeterminacies that plague the terms nature and natural but then show that comparable difficulties plague biodiversity.
Saltz D, Cohen S.
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Assessing the Corn Belt as an anthropogenic barrier to migrating landbirds in the United States. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Migrating landbirds adjust their flight and stopover behaviors to efficiently cross inhospitable geographies, such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Sahara Desert. In addition to these natural barriers, birds may increasingly encounter anthropogenic barriers created by large‐scale changes in land use. One such barrier could be the Corn Belt in the
Guo F, Buler JJ, Dokter AM, Horton KG, Cohen EB, Sheldon D, Smolinsky JA, Wilcove DS.   +7 more
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Predictions of southern migration timing in coastal sharks under future ocean warming. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Projected redistribution of marine species due to ocean warming may undermine current conservation efforts. Yet, there have been few studies on how ocean warming may alter migration timing. Across 5 years of acoustic telemetry data (2018–2022), we determined environmental drivers of southward migration timing for 6 migratory shark species from
Manz MH, Shipley ON, Cerrato RM, Hueter RE, Newton AL, Tyminski JP, Franks BR, Curtis TH, Fischer C, Zacharias JP, Scott C, Dunton KJ, Kneebone J, Peterson BJ, Scannell BJ, Dodd JF, Frisk MG.   +16 more
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Evaluating the use of taxonomy in the IUCN Red List. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Taxonomy defines the units that conservationists strive to preserve for future generations. However, the discovery of new species and the taxonomic revision of existing species affect conservation efforts. Despite the importance of taxonomy for a species’ conservation, there is currently no overview of how those leading species extinction risk
Garnett ST, Johnston CE, Bowles P, Christidis L, Conix S, Duckworth JW, Lien A, Zachos FE, Witteveen J.   +8 more
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Extreme site fidelity in long‐distance migratory shorebirds in Australia and potential implications for conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Site fidelity is the tendency for animals to repeatedly return to the same locations, either within or between years. Site fidelity enables animals to utilize knowledge of previously visited locations, including assessments of seasonal variations in health and mortality risks (e.g., predation), resource availability, and social benefits such ...
Tobias A. Ross, Australasian Wader Studies Group, Victorian Wader Study Group, Queensland Wader Study Group, Robyn Atkinson, Maureen Christie, Danny I. Rogers, Chris Hassell, Roz Jessop, Jonathan T. Coleman, Theunis Piersma, Sara Ryding, Aaron Spence, Marcel Klaassen   +13 more
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Integrating migratory connectivity data into the conservation of Australian sharks and rays

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding migratory connectivity is important for conserving highly mobile marine species facing escalating threats. Establishing baseline information on migratory connectivity is necessary for identifying species and regions requiring transboundary cooperation for their conservation.
Diego F. Bezerra, Lily K. Bentley, Ross G. Dwyer, Dina Nisthar, Anthony J. Richardson, Colin A. Simpfendorfer, Michelle R. Heupel, Christoph A. Rohner, Simon J. Pierce, Daniel C. Dunn   +9 more
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Transboundary Policy Perspectives on Migratory Bird Stopover Sites Conservation: A Case Study of Yancheng (China) and Geelong (Australia) 迁徙鸟类停歇地保护的跨境政策视角 —— 以中国盐城与澳大利亚吉朗为例

Wildlife Letters, Volume 4, Issue 3, Page 149-159, September 2026.
Migratory shorebirds traveling the East Asian–Australasian Flyway face systemic policy fragmentation and habitat disconnection between China (coordination challenges and renewable energy conflicts) and Australia (federal governance fragmentation). This study proposes a transboundary conservation framework to fill this gap.
Yarui Wang
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Individual Variation in Overwintering Strategies of the Great Evening Bat (Ia io) in Subtropical China 中国亚热带地区大足蝠 (Ia io) 越冬策略的个体差异

Wildlife Letters, Volume 4, Issue 2, Page 66-72, June 2026.
Tracking with GPS and accelerometers shows that great evening bats in subtropical China use two overwintering strategies: some remain in continuous hibernation, while others switch between torpor and activity as temperatures change. This behavioral flexibility, shaped by climate, underscores the importance of protecting diverse roosting habitats for ...
Zhiqiang Wang, Lixin Gong, Man Si, Zhenglanyi Huang, Yushi Pan, Hui Wu, Jiang Feng, Tinglei Jiang   +7 more
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Mistimed surveys lead to underestimated migratory bird impacts from wind farms

Journal of Applied Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 4, April 2026.
Current guidance and approaches to surveying migratory birds at windfarm developments in Australia are insufficient. Evidence‐based alignment with seasonal presence is needed to improve biodiversity assessment standards, ensuring renewable energy expansion proceeds in a way that better safeguards migratory species and supports global biodiversity and ...
Xu Shi, William Holden, Jeremy S. Simmonds, Rohan H. Clarke, Jason W. Chapman, Yang Liu, Richard A. Fuller, Ailsa Kerswell   +7 more
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