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Good neighbors? Does aggregation of nests in an Arctic-breeding shorebird influence daily survival rates? [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2023 Semipalmated sandpipers are monogamous and territorial and are expected to avoid nesting in close proximity to conspecifics. We study an aggregated population nesting in the Canadian Arctic and test for the impacts of nest density and nearest neighbor distance on nest success. Abstract Our current understanding of the factors that influence where birds
Freeman SL, Luff KM, Gurney KEB.
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Semi-intensive shrimp farms as experimental arenas for the study of predation risk from falcons to shorebirds. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2021 Shrimp farms can serve as ideal arenas for the study of trade‐offs between starvation and predation risk in shorebird populations at coastal areas during the nonbreeding season. Abstract Varying environmental conditions and energetic demands can affect habitat use by predators and their prey.
Basso E +3 more
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Migration Ecology and Protection of Stopover Sites of the Whimbrels Along China's Coastal. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur analysis reveals two critical findings: (1) 73.1% of identified stopover sites occur within existing protected areas, demonstrating significant conservation coverage; yet (2) substantial protection gaps persist, particularly in inland regions of Inner Mongolia and Northeast China where 42.9% of key sites lack formal protection.
He K +6 more
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Comparing Historical and Contemporary Observations of Avian Fauna on the Yáláƛi (Goose Island) Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOld hunting cabin near the lagoon on Goose Island, Yáláƛi, British Columbia. ABSTRACT In an era of global change, historical natural history data can improve our understanding of ecological phenomena, particularly when evaluated with contemporary Indigenous and place‐based knowledge.
Obrist DS +7 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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Modeling nonbreeding distributions of shorebirds and waterfowl in response to climate change. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2017 To identify areas on the landscape that may contribute to a robust network of conservation areas, we modeled the probabilities of occurrence of several en route migratory shorebirds and wintering waterfowl in the southern Great Plains of North America, including responses to changing climate.
Reese GC, Skagen SK.
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Shorebird use of coastal wetland and barrier island habitat in the Gulf of Mexico. [PDF]
ScientificWorldJournal, 2002 The Gulf Coast contains some of the most important shorebird habitats in North America. This area encompasses a diverse mixture of estuarine and barrier island habitats with varying amounts of freshwater swamps and marshes, bottomland hardwood forests, and coastal prairie that has been largely altered for rice and crawfish production, temporary ponds ...
Withers K.
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Ecosphere, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022 Abstract Grassland biomes in North America are threatened by agricultural intensification with implications for grassland‐associated bird populations via habitat loss, alteration, pesticide use, and declining landscape heterogeneity. Despite decades of conservation concern, steep declines of grassland birds continue.
Nancy A. Mahony +2 more
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Impact of human disturbance on the abundance of non‐breeding shorebirds in a subtropical wetland
Biotropica, Volume 54, Issue 5, Page 1160-1169, September 2022., 2022 We studied the influence of human disturbance in shorebirds, a subtropical coastal wetland in Mexico. During the winter, all shorebird species were negatively related to human disturbance but positively associated with the presence of raptors. Understanding the factors influencing the abundance and habitat use of shorebirds on their non‐breeding ...
Eduardo Palacios +3 more
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Ecosphere, Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2021., 2021 Abstract 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 such as the Whooping Crane (Grus americana). Conservation and restoration of wet meadows rely
Emma M. Brinley Buckley +3 more
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