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Habitat suitability assessment and ecological network construction for shorebirds in Hainan Island, China

Ecological Indicators
As a typical tropical island, Hainan Island in China is an important stopover along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), providing critical habitat for various shorebirds.
Chenyao Li, Qianqian Shi, Zhengkai Zhang, Yanlong Zhang   +3 more
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The Effect of Floods on Nest Survival Probability of Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Breeding in the Riverbed of a Large Lowland European River

Diversity, 2023
The natural valleys of large rivers provide suitable nesting and foraging sites for many bird species. In this study, we assess the effects of water fluctuations during the breeding season on Common Sandpipers’ nest survival on a semi-natural section of ...
Marek Elas, Erik Rosendal, Włodzimierz Meissner   +2 more
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Bio-concentration of hazardous metals in migrant shorebirds in a key conservation reserve and adjoining areas on the west coast of India

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Heavy metal pollution is a growing environmental concern as it causes the degradation of wetlands by affecting the organisms at different trophic levels.
K.M. Aarif, K.A. Rubeena, Aymen Nefla, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Sabir Bin Muzaffar   +5 more
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High daily energy expenditure of incubating shorebirds on High Arctic tundra: a circumpolar study [PDF]

, 2003
1. Given the allometric scaling of thermoregulatory capacity in birds, and the cold and exposed Arctic environment, it was predicted that Arctic-breeding shorebirds should incur high costs during incubation.
Amat, Andreev, Cartar, Castro, Drent, Drent, G. H. Visser, Gessaman, Grönlund, Grönlund, H. Schekkerman, Hammond, Hicklin, Hötker, I. Tulp, J. Jukema, J. Reneerkens, Kersten, Kersten, Kirkwood, Lifson, Morrison, Morrison, Morrison, Nagy, Piersma, Piersma, R. H. Drent, R. I. G. Morrison, Schekkerman, Speakman, T. Piersma, Tatner, Tinbergen, Tulp, Verboven, Visser, Wiersma, Å. Lindström   +38 more
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Zooarchaeological Analysis of an Atoll Assemblage From Central Micronesia

Archaeology in Oceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There has been a dearth of archaeological research on atolls in the central‐eastern Caroline Islands of Micronesia. This has limited our understanding of pre‐contact subsistence and settlement strategies in these more marginal and remote environments, particularly in regards to zooarchaeological data.
Philippa Jorissen, Gabriel Sanchez, Scott M. Fitzpatrick   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebrates

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oropharyngeal food processing exhibits a remarkable diversity among vertebrates, reflecting the evolution of specialised ‘processing centres’ associated with the mandibular, hyoid, and branchial arches. Although studies have detailed various food‐processing strategies and mechanisms across vertebrates, a coherent and comprehensive terminology ...
Daniel Schwarz, Maja Mielke, Stephan Handschuh, Anthony Herrel, Patrick Lemell, Léa Da Cunha, Nicolai Konow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropogenic Renourishment Feedback on Shorebirds: a Multispecies Bayesian Perspective [PDF]

, 2011
In this paper the realized niche of the Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), a primarily resident Florida shorebird, is described as a function of the scenopoetic and bionomic variables at the nest-, landscape-, and regional-scale.
Gregory Kiker, Igor Linkov, Joseph Donoghue, Ma Librada Chu-Agor, Matteo Convertino, Rafael Munoz-Carpena, Richard Fischer   +6 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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A “demand and supply” approach to monitoring habitat and population changes of migratory birds

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, EarlyView.
Habitat loss and degradation threaten thousands of migratory bird species worldwide. Yet, because the distributions of migratory birds change throughout the year, quantifying the impacts of threats and identifying key sites for conservation attention have proved challenging.
Tong Mu, Mo A Verhoeven, Micha V Jackson, Theunis Piersma, Richard A Fuller, David S Wilcove   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of drought on the abundance and distribution of non-breeding shorebirds in central California, USA.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Conservation of migratory species requires anticipating the potential impacts of extreme climatic events, such as extreme drought. During drought, reduced habitat availability for shorebirds creates the potential for changes in their abundance and ...
Blake A Barbaree, Matthew E Reiter, Catherine M Hickey, Khara M Strum, Jennifer E Isola, Scott Jennings, L Max Tarjan, Cheryl M Strong, Lynne E Stenzel, W David Shuford   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source