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Rice fields as alternative foraging grounds: Rising shorebird diversity and abundance despite declines in natural coastal wintering sites

Ecological Indicators
This study investigates the extent to which shorebirds confront habitat degradation at the natural wetlands (mudflats, mangroves, sand beaches) by shifting to adjacent rice fields for foraging. Our results showed an overall decline in shorebird abundance
K.M. Aarif, Aymen Nefla, K.A. Rubeena, Yanjie Xu, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Lijia Wen, Yumin Guo, Mohd Irfan Naikoo, Christian Sonne, Sabir Bin Muzaffar   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Numerical Response of Migratory Shorebirds to Prey Distribution in a Large Temperate Arid Wetland, China

Scientifica, 2016
Wuliangsuhai Lake provides important breeding and stopover habitats for shorebirds. The health of this wetland ecosystem is rapidly deteriorating due to eutrophication and water pollution and environmental management is urgently needed.
Yamian Zhang, Yi Zhu, Aojie Zuo, Li Wen, Guangchun Lei   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Managing the Threat of Subsidized Predators for a Threatened Shorebird

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Subsidized predators—native predators that have become more common due to human activities—challenge the persistence of many at‐risk prey species and require creative solutions beyond lethal predator control. In an 8‐year study, we placed small wire cages over western snowy plover nests that allow passage of plovers, but not their predators, and ...
R. R. Swaisgood, R. L. Smith, J. G. Schuetz, T. Wooten, L. I. Vilchis   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metal Levels in Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Eggs from the Surface Reflect Metals in Egg Clutches Laid beneath the Sand

Toxics, 2023
Understanding variations in metal levels in biota geographically and under different environmental conditions is essential to determining risk to organisms themselves and to their predators.
Joanna Burger
doaj   +1 more source

Pickering Brook Salt Marsh Restoration - Phase II [PDF]

, 2005
In the early 1900’s, the majority of coastal salt marshes in New England were ditched as part of an aggressive mosquito control program. In an attempt to eradicate mosquito-breeding habitat, open water areas were drained by a series of ditches excavated ...
Reilly, Patti
core   +1 more source

When and why to give shorebirds a head start

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson, Alex Nicol‐Harper, Rebecca Lee, Nigel S. Jarrett, Geoff M. Hilton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The natural resources of Carpinteria Marsh: their status and future [PDF]

, 1976
The purpose of this report is: 1) to document the natural resources of Carpinteria Marsh, 2) outline the uses those resources receive, 3) enumerate the problems and conflicts of use that affect those resources, and 4) recommend measures that will protect
Browning, Bruce M., Fullerton, E.C., MacDonald, Keith B., Speth, John W.   +3 more
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Shorebird Habitat Use and Nest-site Selection in the Playa Lakes Region [PDF]

, 2005
Wetlands in the Playa Lakes Region (PLR) provide important habitats for wintering waterfowl, cranes, and both migrant and breeding shorebirds. Playa Lakes Region wetlands experience naturally fluctuating hydroperiods but are exposed to anthropogenic ...
Conway, Warren C., Ray, James D., Smith, Loren M.   +2 more
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Free‐living Black‐tailed Godwits maintain constant intake rates across varying grassland habitat conditions by adjusting their foraging behaviour

Ibis, EarlyView.
Free‐living birds need to acquire enough food to fulfil their energetic needs, which may require more effort in habitats with less favourable conditions. Therefore, to maintain their necessary energy intake, birds need to adjust their foraging behaviour in response to varying habitat conditions.
Renée Veenstra, Mohamed Henriques, Timo Keuning, Jeroen Onrust, Matty P. Berg, Theunis Piersma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to be a great dad: Parental care in a flock of greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) [PDF]

, 2017
In the last years, studies on captive greater flamingos have increased. Research on zoo animals is important to improve the knowledge on these species and to improve their ex-situ and in-situ conservation.
Piccirillo, Alessandra, Regaiolli, Barbara, Sammarini, Carolina, Sandri, Camillo, Spiezio, Caterina, Vallarin, Vittoria   +5 more
core   +2 more sources