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Marking power lines to reduce avian collisions near the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2013
Overhead power lines can pose collision risks to birds. Risks may be mitigated through marking lines with high‐visibility devices, but the effectiveness of line marking remains unclear.
Misti K. Sporer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flooding and a complex predator community drive American oystercatcher nest and chick survival in Virginia

open access: yesThe Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 90, Issue 2, February 2026.
We investigated low American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) productivity in the Virginia barrier islands, which historically supported high oystercatcher reproductive success. We found that chick survival was lower than nest survival, and that management may need to adapt to address evolving threats from coastal flooding and a multi‐guild ...
Mikayla N. Call   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hábitos alimenticios y dieta invernal de Charadrius melodus (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae) en Boca Ciega, Tamaulipas, México

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2013
Charadrius melodus es una especie migratoria en peligro de extinción. Cada año, la Laguna Madre recibe aves migratorias invernales, incluyendo a la especie antes mencionada, sin embargo su estabilidad se encuentra amenazada por el cambio de hábitat ...
Iris Banda-Villanueva   +3 more
doaj  

Initial Plant Growth in Sand Mine Spoil Amended with Peat Moss and Fertilizer Under Greenhouse Conditions: Potential Species for Use in Reclamation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The Great Lakes Basin exhibits the largest collection of freshwater sand dunes in the world. Sand dunes are ecologically important and support a unique assemblage of flora and fauna. Sand dunes are also economically valuable. However, when sand dunes are
Aschenbach, Todd A.   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds

open access: yesJournal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 6, November 2025.
Animal‐borne trackers are commonly used to study bird movements, including in long‐distance migrants such as shorebirds. Selecting a tracker and attachment method can be daunting, and methodological advancements often have been made by trial and error and conveyed by word of mouth.
Emily L. Weiser   +100 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smartphone technologies and Bayesian networks to assess shorebird habitat selection

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, 2017
Understanding patterns of habitat selection across a species’ geographic distribution can be critical for adequately managing populations and planning for habitat loss and related threats.
Sara L. Zeigler   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biology of nesting sea turtles along the Florida panhandle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The purpose of this study was to determine how the dynamic system off Cape San Blas affects its unique group of nesting sea turtles. We assessed: 1. changes in beach topography, 2. changes in offshore topography, 3.
Carthy, Raymond R.
core   +1 more source

Impact of Vehicular Traffic on Beach Habitat and Wildlife at Cape San Blas, Florida [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
Cape San Bias is located on a barrier spit, St. Joseph peninsula, between St. Joseph Bay and the Gulf of Mexico in Gulf County, Florida (Fig. 1). Locally, the name of the cape is often used to refer to the entire peninsula. St.
Colwell, Sheila V.   +2 more
core  

Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea, kills Piping Plover, Charadrius melodus

open access: yesThe Canadian field-naturalist, 1991
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +1 more source

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