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Comparable use of tidal living shorelines and natural‐fringe marshes by herons and shorebirds

Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 11, November 2023., 2023
Abstract Living shorelines (LSs) increasingly are implemented as a defense against coastal erosion and rising seas; however, their ecological function for wading birds has not been evaluated. Here, we compared heron and shorebird use of LSs (created fringe salt marshes with a wave break fronting the planted marshes) to natural‐fringe marshes (NFMs) in ...
Matthias Leu, Robert E. Isdell, Robert M. Galvin III, Andrew J. Rapp, Samuel D. Mason, Donna M. Bilkovic, Randolph M. Chambers   +6 more
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Effects of translocation on American crocodile movements and habitat use in South Florida

The Journal of Wildlife Management, Volume 87, Issue 6, August 2023., 2023
We studied the practice of translocating American crocodiles in S. Florida to resolve human‐crocodile conflicts by tracking them via satellite GPS transmitters. The paper highlights the risks to crocodiles and effects of translocation on the crocodiles' movements and habitat use.
Arnold M. Brunell, Vincent Deem, Brittany Bankovich, Florent Bled, Frank J. Mazzotti   +4 more
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Drivers and sustainability of bird hunting in Madagascar

Conservation Letters, Volume 16, Issue 4, July/August 2023., 2023
Abstract Bird conservation depends on robust data on the densities of and threats to each species, and an understanding of the choices and incentives of bird hunters. This first comprehensive study of bird hunting and its effects in Madagascar uses 8 years of data on 87 bird species to determine bird densities and hunting pressure, incentives, choices,
Cortni Borgerson, Richard J. Bankoff, Christopher D. Golden, Be Noel Razafindrapaoly, Be Jean Rodolph Rasolofoniaina, Delox Rajaona, Elison Pascal, Peter De Angelo, Dominic A. Martin   +8 more
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Spatial modeling of the relative abundance of wading birds in peninsular Florida using citizen science data

Ecosphere, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2023., 2023
Abstract Recent literature has shown citizen science data that include reported counts, such as observations from the eBird database, can be used to model the relative abundance of selected species. The objective of our study was to extend on both the methodology and the range of species considered by previous research on relative abundance modeling ...
Veronica Lee, Andrey Skripnikov
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Feather function and the evolution of birds

Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 2, Page 540-566, April 2023., 2023
ABSTRACT The ability of feathers to perform many functions either simultaneously or at different times throughout the year or life of a bird is integral to the evolutionary history of birds. Many studies focus on single functions of feathers, but any given feather performs many functions over its lifetime. These functions necessarily interact with each
Ryan S. Terrill, Allison J. Shultz
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Distribución espaciotemporal de ocho especies de garzas (Ardeidae) durante la reproducción en Isla Pájaros, Oaxaca-Chiapas, México

Caldasia, 2021
Las garzas que se reproducen en colonias presentan requerimientos ecológicos similares e intensifican sus relaciones interespecíficas. Sin embargo, estas especies pueden coexistir al segregarse temporal y espacialmente.
Ghelen Mera-Ortíz, Paula L. Enríquez, Javier Francisco Valle-Mora, Eduardo Palacios-Castro   +3 more
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Distribution and abundance of scaup using baitfish and sportfish farms in eastern Arkansas

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 347-361, April 2021., 2021
Abstract Arkansas' bait‐ and sportfish facilities are commonly used by various piscivorous bird species, including lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) and greater scaup (A. marila) that consume substantial quantities of fish. To mediate this predation, farmers implement extensive bird harassment programs that create additional costs to fish loss, thus ...
Stephen A. Clements, Brian S. Dorr, J. Brian Davis, Luke A. Roy, Carole R. Engle, Katie C. Hanson‐Dorr, Anita M. Kelly   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds

EDIS, 2005
Many long-legged wading birds such as little blue herons (Egretta caerulea), great blue herons (Ardea herodius), and great egrets (Ardea albus) nest together in large aggregations called breeding colonies.
C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.   +3 more
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Rare birds in Ecuador: Second annual report of the Committee for Ecuadorian Records in Ornithology (CERO)

ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías, 2014
We summarize bird species records submitted to the Committee for Ecuadorian Records in Ornithology (CERO) from July 2013 to March 2014. CERO compiles Ecuador’s official country checklist and updates it annually. We present four new country records (
Jonas Nilsson, Juan F. Freile, Roger Ahlman, Dušan Milan Brinkhuizen, Paul J. Greenfield, Alejandro Solano-Ugalde   +5 more
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Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) congener concentrations in aquatic birds. Case study: Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2013
Livers from 108 birds found prostrate or dead in Ilha Grande Bay between 2005 and 2010 were analyzed for 16 PCB congeners (IUPAC numbers 8, 18, 28, 31, 52, 77, 101, 118, 126, 128, 138, 149, 153, 169, 170, and 180).
ALDO PACHECO FERREIRA
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