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First record of Microspingus cinereus (Bonaparte, 1850), Cinereous Warbling Finch (Passeriformes, Thraupidae), from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2023 We document from the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the first record of Microspingus cinereus (Bonaparte, 1850), which was observed in the municipality of Barra Mansa in October 2020. The species was originally documented in central Brazil, potentially
Gabriel Magalhães Tavares +3 more
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Ornithological Mythologeme Falcon in «The Tale of Igor’s Campaign» and Ancient Chinese Literature
Научный диалог, 2021 The image of a falcon in “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” and ancient Chinese literature is analyzed. The material for the study was the original text of “The Tale”, its translations and comments to them by Chinese literary scholars Wei Huangnu and Li Xiyin,
Yu Wang +2 more
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Responses of birds and mammals to long-established wind farms in India
Scientific Reports, 2022 Wind turbines have been recognised as an alternative and clean-energy source with a low environmental impact. The selection of sites for wind-farm often creates serious conservation concerns on biodiversity.
Honnavalli N. Kumara +10 more
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Avian Research, 2020 Background The dynamics and structure of many bird communities are changing due to the global warming and changes in the land use and management. The Ebro Valley constitutes one of the chief wintering areas for several passerine species in Iberia, and ...
Juan Arizaga +7 more
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A Gaussian Mixture Model to Separate Birds and Insects in Single-Polarization Weather Radar Data
Remote Sensing, 2021 Recent and archived data from weather radar networks are extensively used for the quantification of continent-wide bird migration patterns. While the process of discriminating birds from weather signals is well established, insect contamination is still ...
Raphaël Nussbaumer +3 more
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Biology and Life Sciences Forum, 2022 The tropical Andes in South America stand at the top of the world’s list of endemism hotspots, due to their high species richness per unit area. Thus, our study focuses on the Key Biodiversity Area (KBA) of the Utcubamba River (PER-84), one of the 96 ...
Cristóbal Torres Guzmán +6 more
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Looduskultuuri mur(d)epunkte. Meie antropotseen
Keel ja Kirjandus, 2023 The article compares birdwatchers’ experience of nature with the natural environment as conveyed in literary fiction. The source materials comprise, first of all, interviews conducted with (mostly amateur) Estonian birdwatchers and, secondly ...
Elle-Mari Talivee
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Tweeting birds: online mentions predict future citations in ornithology [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2017 The rapid growth of online tools to communicate scientific research raises the important question of whether online attention is associated with citations in the scholarly literature.
Tom Finch +2 more
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Ecology and Society, 2006 Ubiquitous human-caused changes to the environment act as multiple stressors for organisms in the wild, and the effects of these stressors may be synergistic, rather than merely additive, with unexpected results.
Ralph S. Hames +3 more
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Citizen Science as a Tool for Conservation in Residential Ecosystems
Ecology and Society, 2007 Human activities, such as mining, forestry, and agriculture, strongly influence processes in natural systems. Because conservation has focused on managing and protecting wildlands, research has focused on understanding the indirect influence of these ...
Caren B. Cooper +3 more
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