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Spatio‐temporal responses of a migratory shorebird community reflect complex trade‐offs among overabundance of predators and disturbance

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
Animal selection of foraging grounds is a trade‐off among available feeding resources, intra and interspecific competition, disturbance and predation risks. The present study was carried out at Kadalundi‐Vallikkunnu Community Reserve on the West coast of
K. M. Aarif, Aymen Nefla, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Sora M. Estrella   +4 more
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The collective application of shorebird tracking data to conservation

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Addressing urgent conservation issues, such as the drastic declines of North American migratory birds, requires creative, evidence‐based, efficient, and collaborative approaches. The abundance of over 50% of monitored North American shorebird populations has declined by over 50% since 1980. To address these declines, we developed a partnership
Autumn‐Lynn Harrison, Candace Stenzel, Alexandra Anderson, Jessica Howell, Richard B. Lanctot, Marley Aikens, Joaquín Aldabe, Liam A. Berigan, Joël Bêty, Erik Blomberg, Juliana Bosi de Almeida, Andy J. Boyce, David W. Bradley, Stephen Brown, Jay Carlisle, Edward Cheskey, Katherine Christie, Sylvain Christin, Rob Clay, Ashley Dayer, Jill L. Deppe, Willow English, Scott A. Flemming, Olivier Gilg, Christine Gilroy, Susan Heath, Jason M. Hill, J. Mark Hipfner, James A. Johnson, Luanne Johnson, Bart Kempenaers, Paul Knaga, Eunbi Kwon, Benjamin J. Lagassé, Jean‐François Lamarre, Christopher Latty, Don‐Jean Léandri‐Breton, Nicolas Lecomte, Pam Loring, Laura A. McDuffie, Rebecca McGuire, Scott Moorhead, Juan G. Navedo, David Newstead, Erica Nol, Alina Olalla‐Kerstupp, Bridget Olson, Elizabeth Olson, Julie Paquet, Allison K. Pierce, Jennie Rausch, Kevin Regan, Matthew E. Reiter, Amber M. Roth, Mike Russell, Daniel Ruthrauff, Sarah T. Saalfeld, Amy L. Scarpignato, Shiloh Schulte, Nathan R. Senner, Joseph A. M. Smith, Paul A. Smith, Zach Spector, Kelly Srigley Werner, Michelle L. Stantial, Audrey R. Taylor, T. Lee Tibbitts, Mihai Valcu, Nils Warnock, Walter Wehtje, Brad Winn, Michael B. Wunder   +71 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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Improving the use of expert opinion in disease risk analysis for conservation translocations

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation translocations are subject to considerable uncertainty and risk, of which disease is one of the most recognized. To address disease risks, several protocols for qualitative disease risk analysis (qDRA) exist and are used for responsible conservation translocation planning.
John G. Ewen, Stefano Canessa, Caitlin E. Andrews, Katie M. Beckmann, Irene Bueno, Deidre K. Fontenot, Caio Kenup, Suzanne Medina, Axel Moehrenschlager, Francesco Origgi, Bruce Rideout, Anthony W. Sainsbury, Thierry M. Work, Claudia Carraro   +13 more
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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
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Age‐ and sex‐related dietary specialization facilitate seasonal resource partitioning in a migratory shorebird

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Dietary specialization is common in animals and has important implications for individual fitness, inter‐ and intraspecific competition, and the adaptive potential of a species. Diet composition can be influenced by age‐ and sex‐related factors including
Laurie A. Hall, Susan E. W. De La Cruz, Isa Woo, Tomohiro Kuwae, John Y. Takekawa   +4 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
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Modelling the national breeding distribution and population size of an elusive forest bird, the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)

Ibis, EarlyView.
Understanding the distribution of species is central to conservation biology. Species distribution modelling (SDM) is a standard method used for this purpose, especially for elusive species for which limited occurrence data exist. The Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola (hereafter Woodcock) is an elusive, woodland‐dwelling wader that is declining in ...
James O'Neill, Paul Holloway, Jamie Darby, Andrew Hoodless, John L. Quinn   +4 more
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Population estimates of shorebirds on the Atlantic Coast of southern South America generated from large-scale, simultaneous, volunteer-led surveys

Journal of Field Ornithology
Population abundance and trend estimates are crucial to science, management, and conservation. Shorebirds, which are abundant in many coastal habitats and play important roles in coastal ecosystems, are facing some of the most dramatic population ...
Fernando A. Faria, Joaquín Aldabe, Juliana Bosi de Almeida, Juan J Bonanno, Leandro Bugoni, Robert P Clay, Julian Garcia-Walther, Agustina González, Arne J. Lesterhuis, Guilherme Tavares Nunes, Nathan R. Senner   +10 more
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Oil and natural gas development influence nest‐site selection and nest survival of upland‐nesting waterfowl and shorebirds

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2018
Native grasslands provide important breeding habitat for many upland‐nesting waterfowl and shorebirds. However, recent increases in oil and gas development in native grassland may alter the quantity and quality of this globally threatened habitat.
Sarah M. Ludlow, Stephen K. Davis
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