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Recovery of the whooping crane Grus americana
Biological Conservation, 1988 Abstract Officially listed as ‘endangered’, the whooping crane Grus americana currently receives strong legal protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. To remove it from endangered status, the official Whooping Crane Recovery Plan requires 40 nesting pairs in the main population which migrates from Wood Buffalo National Park, NWT, Canada ...
Clark S. Binkley, Richard S. Miller
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The expansion of human infrastructure has contributed to novel risks and disturbance regimes in most ecosystems, leading to considerable uncertainty about how species will respond to altered landscapes.
Kristen S. Ellis +6 more
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Monitoring whooping crane abundance using aerial surveys: Influences on detectability
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2014 The whooping crane (Grus americana), an endangered species, has been counted on its winter grounds in Texas, USA, since 1950 using fixed‐wing aircraft. Many shortcomings of the traditional survey technique have been identified, calling into question its ...
Bradley N. Strobel, Matthew J. Butler
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Ecosphere, 2021 Wet meadows are a declining and increasingly degraded ecosystem type. They contribute numerous ecosystem services, including nutrient cycling, water storage, and filtration, and provision of wildlife habitat, particularly for wetland‐dependent species ...
Emma M. Brinley Buckley +3 more
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FOGS: A SNPSTR Marker Database to Combat Wildlife Trafficking and a Cell Culture Bank for Ex-Situ Conservation. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourABSTRACT Illegal wildlife trade is a growing problem internationally. Poaching of animals not only leads to the extinction of populations and species but also has serious consequences for ecosystems and economies. This study introduces a molecular marker system that authorities can use to detect and substantiate wildlife trafficking.
Mozer A +19 more
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Priority sites for wildfowl conservation in Mexico [PDF]
, 2005 A set of priority sites for wildfowl conservation in Mexico was determined using contemporary count data (1991–2000) from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service mid-winter surveys.
A. Pérez-Arteaga +47 more
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Whooping crane Grus americana chick mortality and management intervention [PDF]
Wildlife Biology, 2013 Translocation of captive‐reared animals is widely used as a tool for endangered species recovery. Frequently, translocated populations have relatively low initial productivity, requiring management intervention. A translocated population of whooping cranes Grus americana in central Wisconsin ...
Richard S. King +5 more
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Climate-related drivers of migratory bird health in the south-central USA. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT Migratory birds are species of concern that play important ecological roles while also supporting recreational opportunities for the hunting and birdwatching public. Direct and indirect effects of climate variability, extremes, and change on migratory bird health manifest at the individual, population, species, and community levels.
McPherson RA, Alger KE, Hofmeister E.
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Will the Three Gorges Dam affect the underwater light climate of Vallisneria spiralis L. and food habitat of Siberian crane in Poyang Lake? [PDF]
Almost 95% of the entire population of the Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) winter in Poyang Lake, China, where they forage on the tubers of the submerged aquatic macrophyte Vallisneria spiralis.
Best, E.P.H. +5 more
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