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Changes in Species Composition of Birds and Declining Number of Breeding Territories over 40 Years in a Nature Conservation Area in Southwest Germany

Diversity, 2018
Global loss of biodiversity is occurring at an alarming rate and is a major issue in current times. Long-term studies offer the possibility to analyse changes in biodiversity and allow assessments of anthropogenic interventions in ecosystems. At present,
Fabian Etienne Schrauth, Michael Wink
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Interactions among elk, aspen, galling sawflies and insectivorous birds

, 2003
sawflies and insectivorous birds. – Oikos 101: 127–134. Using two years of observational and experimental data, we examined the hypothesis that browsing by elk on aspen indirectly affects the distribution of a leaf-galling sawfly, which in turn affects ...
Whitham, Thomas G., Joseph K. Bailey, Thomas G. Whitham, Bailey, Joseph K.   +3 more
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Flight of the dragons: a global review of migration in Odonata

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Insects are the most abundant and ecologically important animal migrants. Yet, we know relatively little about the patterns and processes underlying insect migration. Dragonflies (Anisoptera) and damselflies (Zygoptera) comprise the ancient insect order Odonata, whose ancestors were the first organisms to fly on Earth.
Johanna S.U. Hedlund, Myles Menz, Jason W. Chapman, Alexander Hayward   +3 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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Avian conservation practices strengthen ecosystem services in California vineyards.

PLoS ONE, 2011
Insectivorous Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) occupy vineyard nest boxes established by California winegrape growers who want to encourage avian conservation. Experimentally, the provision of available nest sites serves as an alternative to exclosure
Julie A Jedlicka, Russell Greenberg, Deborah K Letourneau   +2 more
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Data of 'Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations'

, 2014
In our paper ‘Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations’ (Nature 511:341-343, July 2014) we analyze the spatial distribution of population trends (over the period 2003-2010) of 15 insectivorous bird species ...
Jongejans, E. (Radboud University) DAI=info:eu-repo/dai/nl/270060421, Hallmann, C.A. (Radboud University) DAI=info:eu-repo/dai/nl/381101290, Turnhout, C. A. M. van (Sovon, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) DAI=info:eu-repo/dai/nl/145714888, Kroon, H. de (Radboud University) DAI=info:eu-repo/dai/nl/074993631, Foppen, R. P. B. (Sovon, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology) DAI=info:eu-repo/dai/nl/07106639X   +4 more
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Nanoplastics: Methods, Exposure and Effects on Domestic, Farm and Wild Animals

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nanoplastics (NPs) are synthetic polymer particles ranging in size from 1 nm to 1 μm that have been identified as a major concern for ecosystems and organisms due to their plethora of negative effects. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the knowledge relating to exposure and effects of NPs in domestic (i.e., farm ...
B. De Felice, M. Bertazzo, A. F. Tabaran, M. Parolini, R. P. Popa, A. Pintea, L. J. Spicer, A‐L. Nagy, F. Caloni   +8 more
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Shared foraging behaviors between hyenas and hominins in the Middle Paleolithic Levant: New evidence from Geula Cave, Israel

Journal of Quaternary Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While competition with large carnivores is likely to have shaped Middle Paleolithic hominins' subsistence behavior, palimpsested human and carnivore accumulations render the signal challenging to isolate. This study presents a detailed zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of a non‐anthropogenic faunal assemblage from a MIS 5 (~130–80 ka ...
Meir Orbach, Omry Barzilai, Israel Hershkovitz, Ma'ayan Lev, Reuven Yeshurun   +4 more
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Data for paper: Insectivorous birds are not effective pest control agents in olive groves

, 2021
Data that supports the main findings in the article published in Basic and Applied Ecology: "Insectivorous birds are not effective pest control agents in olive groves".
Martínez-Núñez, C (via Mendeley Data)
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Fruit use and fruit processing by euphonias, specialized avian frugivores

Oikos, EarlyView.
Euphonias (Neotropical passerines in the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia) form the quintessential example of a specialized avian frugivore, combining a high reliance on fruit as food and the restriction of fruit taxa exploited. To understand their specialization, we explored the integration of fruit morphological and nutritional traits with their ...
Marco A. Pizo, Paulo H. A. Camargo, Ana C. Crestani, Tobias N. Rojas   +3 more
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