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Effect of habitat types, vegetation structure, and proximity to forest on insectivorous and non-insectivorous bird abundance [PDF]

, 2019
Clearance of tropical forest for agricultural purposes is generally assumed to seriously threaten the survival of birds. In this study, bird species composition, stand level, and landscape level were quantified in three degraded habitat types in ...
Mat Nawi, Mohamad Mizan
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Decades of Enclosure Protection Exert Composite Effects on Grassland Grasshopper Communities

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Decades of enclosure protection have altered grasshopper community structure, with species‐specific effects on population dynamics. For the low‐mobility grasshopper Chorthippus fallax, abundance did not differ strongly between exclosure‐protected and overgrazed areas, but its egg development duration was longer in exclosures. The two C.
Dan‐dan Feng, Hui‐feng Zhao, Ya‐hui Men, Jing Li, Mei‐ling Yang, Cai‐qing Yang, Bing Chen, Ai‐bing Zhang   +7 more
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Quality versus quantity: response of riparian bird communities to aquatic insect emergence in agro-ecosystems

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
In many agricultural landscapes where field drainage is required to enhance crop production, agricultural drainage ditches, and their associated banks and hedgerows can support riparian biodiversity, including bird communities.
Natalie K. Rideout, Niloofar Alavi, Niloofar Alavi, David R. Lapen, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Greg W. Mitchell, Greg W. Mitchell, Wendy A. Monk, Marlena Warren, Scott Wilson, Scott Wilson, Michael T. G. Wright, Donald J. Baird   +12 more
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Insectivorous birds reduce herbivory but do not increase mangrove growth across productivity zones. [PDF]

Ecology, 2022
Forde AJ, Feller IC, Parker JD, Gruner DS.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The abundance and species richness of insectivorous birds in relation to arthropods assemblages along a distance gradient from secondary forest into oil palm plantation in SALCRA , Sarawak [PDF]

, 2022
Predation by insectivorous birds is naturally considered as an important biological pest control in oil palm plantations. The abundance and species richness of insectivorous birds and their arthropod preys were examined along a distance gradient from ...
Andrew, Alek Tuen, Mohd Azlan, Jayasilan, Betty, Copa Amit, Soon, Vivian   +3 more
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Effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Several restoration practices are used to mitigate and compensate for the negative effects of large‐scale forestry on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests. A comprehensive synthesis of the benefits of these practices across taxa is missing. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis on this topic.
Malin Tälle, Thomas Ranius, Julia Koricheva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Steppe restoration: lessons learned for the conservation of the threatened Dupont’s lark (Chersophilus duponti)

Discover Conservation
Mediterranean natural steppes have undergone drastic changes in recent decades due to land abandonment, agricultural intensification, and afforestations, leading to severe declines in steppe bird populations.
Margarita Reverter, Ana Santos-Torres, Cristian Pérez-Granados, Adrián Barrero, Daniel Bustillo-de la Rosa, Julia Gómez-Catasús, Israel Hervás, Julia Zurdo, Juan Traba   +8 more
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Insect Communities as a Possible Driver of Bird Activity in the Grasslands of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport: Implications for Bird-Strike Prevention

Diversity
As one of the busiest airports in East China, effective bird-strike prevention is of paramount importance for Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. Ground-dwelling insects in airport grasslands serve as a critical food source for insectivorous birds ...
Chunlin An, Lei Han, Yingjun Wu, Huachao Xu   +3 more
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Steep declines of colonial wading birds in northeastern North America's largest breeding population

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study analyzed 22 years of complete nest census data for colonial wading birds in New York–New Jersey Harbor, the largest breeding population in the northeastern United States. Over this period, the total wading bird population decreased by 27%, a rate exceeding average long‐term declines across North American birds.
Dustin Partridge, Shannon R. Curley, Tod Winston, José R. Ramírez‐Garofalo, Michael C. Allen, Emilio Tobón, Paul Kerlinger, Elizabeth Craig, Susan B. Elbin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploiting Native Biodiversity for Invasive Species Management: The Case of Exorista larvarum as a Natural Enemy of the Invasive Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
The investigations evaluated the performance of the native parasitoid Exorista larvarum (L.) on last instar Cydalima perspectalis (Walker) larvae, using the factitious host Galleria mellonella (L.) as a control. Laboratory bioassays were conducted using no‐choice and choice (1:1 and 5:5) experimental designs.
Serena Gallizia, Santolo Francati, Maria Luisa Dindo, Chiara Ferracini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source