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Bill Length of Non‐breeding Shorebirds Influences the Water Depth Preferences for Foraging in the West Coast of India [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionBody size, bill length and shape determine foraging techniques, habitat selection and diet among shorebirds. In this study, water depth preferences of different shorebirds with different bill sizes in various habitats including mudflats, mangroves at ...
Aarif Km, Sabir Bin Muzaffar
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China’s intertidal mariculture as an unexpected lifeline sustaining the world’s most threatened shorebird flyway [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsFinding ways to sustainably balance human needs with biodiversity conservation is increasingly challenging, especially on densely populated coasts. In China, rising demands for seafood and land intensify pressures on coastal habitats—the most critical ...
He-Bo Peng +13 more
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Gut microbiome of migratory shorebirds: Current status and future perspectives
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Migratory shorebirds have many unique life history characteristics, such as long‐distance travel between breeding sites, stopover sites, and wintering sites.
LIFENG ZHU
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Response of Landscape Types and Shorebird Diversity to Extreme Drought Climate in Poyang Lake, China During the Non-Breeding Period [PDF]
AnimalsHabitat use by shorebirds is described in Poyang Lake in the Nanji Wetland National Nature Reserve (“Nanji Wetland”) and the Wuxing reclamation region (“Wuxing”) during the non-breeding periods of 2022 (extreme drought year) and 2023 (normal water year),
Zhongshan Yan, Mingqin Shao
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetyHeavy metal pollution is a growing environmental concern as it causes the degradation of wetlands by affecting the organisms at different trophic levels.
Aymen Nefla
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Assessment of hunting pressure on Arctic-nesting shorebirds: first results from the Northeast of Russia [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Conservation of Arctic migratory birds is based on a holistic approach that considers all habitats of a species within its annual life cycle. Hunting for Arctic-nesting shorebirds in the Northeast of Russia can negatively impact Arctic shorebird ...
Klokov Konstantin +2 more
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Diversity, 2022 Migratory shorebirds that move across continents along their flyways are undergoing a drastic decline globally. A greater proportion of them that regularly winter along the Indian coasts within the Central Asian Flyway (CAF) are also undergoing severe ...
A. P. Rashiba +10 more
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Environmental DNA, 2022 Global declines in shorebird populations resulting from foraging habitat loss have been recently reported, and the situation within the East Asian‐Australasian Flyway (EAAF) is particularly concerning.
Pei‐Yu Huang +7 more
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Diversity, 2023 Habitat fragmentation and degradation in natural wetlands has resulted in declines in the populations of shorebirds in the Indian subcontinent. Shorebirds rely on these wetlands as wintering or stop-over sites along the southern extent of the Central ...
H. Byju +23 more
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Waterbird community changes in the Wilderness Lakes, South Africa (Part 2 of 3): Shorebirds
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2023 Globally, many shorebirds, particularly the smaller migratory waders are declining, which can be attributed to multiple factors throughout their ranges.
Ian A. Russell
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