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A review of the biology and management of horseshoe crabs, with emphasis on Florida populations [PDF]

, 2007
In Florida, some horseshoe crabs are fished for eel bait, but they are fished principally by the marine-life industry, which collects the animals live for resale as aquarium, research, or educational specimens.
Gerhart, Susan D.
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Eggs in the freezer: energetic consequences of nest site and nest design in Arctic breeding shorebirds [PDF]

, 2012
Birds construct nests for several reasons. For species that breed in the Arctic, the insulative properties of nests are very important. Incubation is costly there and due to an increasing surface to volume ratio, more so in smaller species. Small species
De Leeuw, Joep, Hans, Schekkerman, Tulp, Ingrid   +2 more
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Dataset of Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola) diet composition on the SW Black Sea coast using DNA metabarcoding [PDF]

Biodiversity Data Journal
Wader populations have been declining globally due to widespread anthropogenic habitat degradation and loss. In this context, food quality and availability at migration stop-over sites is crucial for wader migration success.We studied the diet ...
Liliana V. Vassileva, Lyudmila Lozanova, Martin Marinov, Jérôme Morinière, Boyko Neov, Boris Nikolov, Nikolay Simov, Stefania Klayn   +7 more
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Density and spatial distribution of migratory shorebirds in different foraging habitats in the coastal region of Piauí State, Brazil

Ocean and Coastal Research
Coastal habitats are important feeding grounds for migratory shorebirds, which turns the coast of Piauí State into an important region for birds’ migration cycle.
Airton Janes da Silva Siqueira, Muryllo dos Santos Nascimento, João Paulo Tavares Damasceno, João Marcos Góes, Brena Lins Gomes, Francisco José de Paula Filho, Anderson Guzzi   +6 more
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American Shad [PDF]

, 2012
American shad populations are in serious decline along the Atlantic Coast. By restoring American shad we can protect rivers and coastal ecosystems where shad provide a crucial source of food to other wildlife including striped bass, bluefish, shorebirds,

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Shorebird habitat selection and foraging behaviour have important implications for management at an internationally important non‐breeding wetland

Ecological Solutions and Evidence
It is imperative to manage wetlands appropriately in the non‐breeding range of migratory shorebirds because their habitat quality impacts survival and reproductive performance.
Micha V. Jackson, Rowan Mott, Steven Delean, Brayden J. Hunt, Justin D. Brookes, Phillip Cassey, Thomas A. A. Prowse   +6 more
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Automated VHF Radiotelemetry Revealed Site-Specific Differences in Fall Migration Strategies of Semipalmated Sandpipers on Stopover in the Gulf of Maine

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
The Gulf of Maine has long been recognized as a major stopover area for shorebirds in fall. Knowing how birds move within and beyond the region will be paramount to protecting threatened shorebird habitat.
Rebecca L. Holberton, Philip D. Taylor, Philip D. Taylor, Lindsay M. Tudor, Kathleen M. O'Brien, Glen H. Mittelhauser, Ana Breit   +6 more
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Foraging Behaviour of Shorebirds

Journal of Ecological Society, 1995
The study examines the foraging behaviour of three species of shorebirds, the Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, and Marsh Sandpiper, in the Vedaranyam swamp in India. The peck rate, or the rate at which the birds peck at their food, was observed and recorded for each species.
K. Sampath, V. S. Vijayan, K. Krishnamurthy   +2 more
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Knowledge gaps in trace element contamination of shorebirds and allies along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway: A review

Avian Research
Trace elements (metals and metalloids) are naturally occurring substances that may be essential at trace levels but become toxic pollutants at higher concentrations, accumulating in biological systems and posing severe risks to wildlife.
Mohd Ros Effendi, Wan Ahmad Wan Juliana, Mohammad Saiful Mansor   +2 more
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The State of the Upper Bay of Panama Wetlands: Ecological Significance, Environmental Policy, Urbanization, and Social Justice

, 2014
I conducted this research while studying abroad with SIT Panama: Tropical Ecology, Marine Ecosystems, and Biodiversity Conservation. This is a multidisciplinary investigation of the Upper Bay of Panama wetlands, a 49,000 hectare region east of Panama ...
Price, Madeline A.
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