Feces from Piscivorous and Herbivorous Birds Stimulate Differentially Phytoplankton Growth [PDF]
Aquatic birds may impact shallow ecosystems via organic and nutrient enrichment with feces. Such input may alleviate nutrient limitation, unbalance their ecological stoichiometry, and stimulate primary production. Herbivorous and piscivorous birds may produce different effects on aquatic ecosystems due to different physiology, diet and feces elemental ...
Marija Katarzyte +2 more
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THE ROLE OF PISCIVOROUS BIRDS OF PODICEPS GENUS IN THE ECOLOGY OF ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE BACTERIA [PDF]
Purpose. To analyze the role of piscivorous birds of Podiceps genus in the ecology of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae bacteria. Methodology. The serological examination of birds was performed using E.
O. Hulai, O. Zhukorskyi
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Economic impact of predatory piscivorous birds on small-scale aquaculture farms in Kenya
This study assessed the economic loss due to pond-fish predation by piscivorous birds in small-scale aquaculture systems in western Kenya. Piscivorous birds were surveyed in the field through daily focal scan sampling to record abundance and species ...
Nickson Erick Otieno
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Helminth parasites of piscivorous birds from lakes in the south of Chile [PDF]
P. Torres +5 more
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Cormorant catch concerns for fishers: estimating the size-selectivity of a piscivorous bird. [PDF]
Conflict arises in fisheries worldwide when piscivorous birds target fish species of commercial value. This paper presents a method for estimating size selectivity functions for piscivores and uses it to compare predation selectivities of Great ...
Vladimir Troynikov +6 more
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Piscivore water bird diversity at freshwater tributaries of Zambezi River, Namibia
Piscivorous waterbirds enhance wetlands’ diversity and have been seen as bio-indicators of ecological conditions within ecosystems. In addition to their ecological contribution, to wetlands functions and ecosystem services, these birds have been reported
Lucas P. Rutina +2 more
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Stomach contents of the great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo inhabiting northeastern Poland
The contents of 174 stomachs of great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) inhabiting northeastern Poland were analyzed. Fish and hard parts of fish were found in most of the stomachs. (87.4%). Moreover, nematode and tapeworm parasites were observed in 76.4%
Traczuk Piotr +2 more
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During winter, stream fishes are vulnerable to semi-aquatic predators like mammals and birds and reduce encounters by being active in darkness or under surface ice. Less is known about the behavior of fishes towards instream piscivorous fishes.
Karl Filipsson +5 more
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Significant impact of allochthonous nutrient loads on microarthropods in forest soils
Aim of study: To investigate the impact of allochthonous material from piscivorous birds on forest soil microarthropod communities. Area of study: Six study zones in the Curonian Spit peninsula (western Lithuania) were designated in Pinus sylvestris ...
Audrone Petrauskiene +4 more
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EXPERIMENTAL BOLBOPHORUS DAMNIFICUS (DIGENEA: BOLBOPHORIDAE) INFECTIONS IN PISCIVOROUS BIRDS [PDF]
In order to determine potential definitive hosts of the digenetic trematode, Bolbophorus damnificus, two American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), two Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus), two Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias), and two Great Egrets (Ardea alba) were captured, treated with praziquantel, and fed channel catfish ...
Doffitt, Cynthia M. +2 more
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