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Surveys of Avifauna at Gunung Inas Forest Reserve in Kedah, Malaysia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Surveys of avifauna were conducted at Gunung Inas Forest Reserve in Kedah, which constitutes under the Central Forest Spine (CFS) ecological corridor named K-PL1: Ulu Muda Forest Reserve – Gunung Inas Forest Reserve.
Md Fauzi Noor Faradiana, Azman Mohammad Shahfiz, Baharudin Muhammad Syaridzwan, Ahmad Ruzman Nor Hazwani, Azahar Muhammad Asyraff, Appanan Manoshini, Modingin Dionysia   +6 more
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Pattern of Post-Juvenile Moult in Common Snipe (Gallinago Gallinago) and Its Implications for Ageing of the Species [PDF]

, 2010
External ageing of Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) still engenders considerable problems. To improve precision of age determination on the basis of plumage characteristics a scheme of post-juvenile moult was investigated in approximately 1200 first ...
Janiszewski, Tomasz, Kaczmarek, Krzysztof, Minias, Piotr, Włodarczyk,Radosław   +3 more
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Species composition and distribution of gallinaceous birds (Aves, Galliformes) in the south of eastern Europe during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene—a review

Boreas, EarlyView.
This study investigates the species composition and distribution of gallinaceous birds (Galliformes) in the south of eastern Europe, specifically within the territory of present‐day Ukraine, during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. The research is based on the comprehensive revision of skeletal remains found at archaeological sites.
Leonid Gorobets, Tyt Volynskyi, Mykola Knysh, Oleksandr Kovalchuk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resilience of New Zealand indigenous forest fragments to impacts of livestock and pest mammals [PDF]

, 2011
A number of factors have combined to diminish ecosystem integrity in New Zealand indigenous lowland forest fragments surrounded by intensively grazed pasture.
Barker, Gary M., Burns, Bruce, Didham, Raphael, Dodd, Mike, Innes, John G., King, Carolyn M., Smale, Mark, Watts, Corinne   +7 more
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Winter Bird Assemblages in Rural and Urban Environments: A National Survey [PDF]

, 2015
Urban development has a marked effect on the ecological and behavioural traits of many living organisms, including birds. In this paper, we analysed differences in the numbers of wintering birds between rural and urban areas in Poland. We also analysed
A Cannon, A Chao, A Chao, A Goławski, Andrzej Wuczyński, AP Møller, Artur Goławski, B Stephan, BA Walther, C Barbraud, CJF Ter Braak, Claudia Mettke-Hofmann, D Miller, Dariusz Wysocki, E Bezzel, E Matthysen, E Pulliainen, F Rebele, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Jokimäki, J Lepš, J Partecke, J Suhonen, JA Royle, Jacek J. Nowakowski, JM Anderies, JM Marzluff, KJ Gaston, KP Burnham, Leszek Duduś, Leszek Jerzak, LV García, M Alberti, M Ciach, Michał Polakowski, MO Hill, MO Hill, OL Gilbert, P Clergeau, P Clergeau, P Clergeau, P Domonkos, P Skórka, P Tryjanowski, Paweł Czechowski, PF Donald, Piotr Indykiewicz, Piotr Kawa, Piotr Skórka, Piotr Tryjanowski, Piotr Zduniak, Przemysław Kunysz, RA Fuller, RA Fuller, Rafał Martyka, Stanisław Czyż, T Brauze, TD Mazgajski, Tim H. Sparks, Tomasz Brauze, Tomasz Hetmański, Tomasz Janiszewski, Waldemar Biaduń, WL Kendall, WR Turner, Y Benjamini, Ł Myczko, Łukasz Myczko   +69 more
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How much biotic nativeness matters across human demographic groups

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Many central concepts of conservation biology—such as nativeness—are structured by ecological and social factors. However, the social consequences of using these concepts to make conservation decisions remain inadequately understood. Some researchers argue that nativeness, rather than acting as an objective proxy for important ecological ...
Harold N. Eyster, Rachelle K. Gould
wiley   +1 more source

Lead ammunition residues in the meat of hunted woodcock: a potential health risk to consumers

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
Wild meat often retains metallic particles originating from the ammunition fired by hunters. Since ammunition are traditionally lead (Pb)-based, the consumption of game meat may entail the ingestion of Pb embedded in tissues.
Alessandro Andreotti, Fabrizio Borghesi, Arianna Aradis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Avifauna of Gungdae Oreum and its seasonal changes in the Jeju Eastern Oreum Group in Jeju Island, Korea

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2019
“Oreum” is a local common name for a volcanic cone in Jeju Island, the Republic of Korea. Oreums in the Jeju Eastern Oreum Group (JEOG), located in the eastern mid-mountain region of Jeju, have been threatened by increasing tourism and associated ...
Hyun-Young Nam, Eun-Mi Kim, Chang-Yong Choi, Chang-Wan Kang   +3 more
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Introduced mona monkey Cercopithecus mona is a key predator of bird nests in the endemic‐rich Príncipe Island

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Bird communities in oceanic islands tend to evolve under reduced predation, making them extremely susceptible to introduced predators. Príncipe Island (São Tomé and Príncipe, Central Africa) harbors 11 endemic bird species and eight introduced mammal species.
Patrícia Guedes, Mohamed Henriques, Yodiney Dos Santos, Ayres Pedroso, Aramis Andrade, Mary E. Glenn, Keith K. Bensen, Tania Bird, Ricardo Faustino de Lima   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current status of birds in Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, China

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
We summarised the results of a four-year ornithological survey in the Tengchong Section of Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve and its immediate vicinity, and compiled an inventory of the present avifauna.
Xi Zheng, Fei Li, Zheng Bi, Xing-Chao Zhang, Ji-Guo Han, Bosco Pui Lok Chan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source