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Examining the fluvial alteration hypothesis amidst recovery of the Interior Least Tern (Sternula antillarum)

Ecosphere, 2021
The world's large river systems are under increasing stress to support growing populations and economies. Balancing inevitable fluvial alteration with protections of river ecosystems will require awareness of lessons learned in big river systems where ...
J. S. Alexander, S. Huzurbazar, B. J. McElroy   +2 more
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Foraging Habitat and Chick Diets of Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii, Breeding on Country Island, Nova Scotia

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2007
Breeding seabirds are threatened by human activities that affect nesting and foraging habitat. In Canada, one of the seabirds most at risk of extirpation is the Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii. Although critical nesting habitat has been identified for the
Jennifer C. Rock, Marty L. Leonard, Andrew W. Boyne   +2 more
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Mitochondrial Genome Fragmentation Occurred Multiple Times Independently in Bird Lice of the Families Menoponidae and Laemobothriidae

Animals, 2023
Mitochondrial (mt) genome fragmentation has been discovered in all five parvorders of parasitic lice (Phthiraptera). To explore whether minichromosomal characters derived from mt genome fragmentation are informative for phylogenetic studies, we sequenced
Yalun Dong, Martina Jelocnik, Amber Gillett, Ludovica Valenza, Gabriel Conroy, Dominique Potvin, Renfu Shao   +6 more
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Seabird metapopulations: searching for alternative breeding habitats [PDF]

, 2009
Today, many seabird species nest in port areas, which are also necessary for human economic activity. In this paper, we evaluate, using a metapopulation model, the possibilities for creating alternative breeding sites for the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Robbert P. H. Snep, Slim, P.A., Jochem, R., Alex G. M. Schotman, Peter Schippers, Eric W. M. Stienen, Schippers, P., Snep, R.P.H., Stienen, E.W.M., René Jochem, Schotman, A.G.M., Pieter A. Slim   +11 more
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Pulau Ling: an important seabird hotspot on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2016
Pulau Ling is a small rocky island located to the south of Pulau Redang, forming with other southeast small islands, the Redang Archipelago, in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. The island was highlighted in the early 1950s as an important seabird site,
Abdulmaula Hamza, Cheeho Wong, Amirudin Ahmad   +2 more
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Social attractants, a conservation tool for black‐fronted terns

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019
Social attraction techniques for species restoration and conservation projects predominantly target colonial breeding species, which commonly use conspecific cues as indicators of habitat quality.
Courtney H. Hamblin, Adrian Paterson, James G. Ross, Richard F. Maloney   +3 more
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Effects of Atlantic butterfish ( Peprilus triacanthus ) in diets of Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo ): a case study of climate change effects in the Gulf of Maine

Avian Conservation and Ecology, 2023
Climate change and associated shifts in marine prey communities can alter food availability for foraging seabirds. This issue is illustrated in the Gulf of Maine by the northward shift of Atlantic butterfish ( Peprilus triacanthus ; hereafter butterfish)
Olivia A Smith, Elizabeth C Craig
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A sea of birds: first bird population assessments in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea

Frontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionSeabirds and other insular birds are an important part of marine ecosystems and are increasingly threatened worldwide. Phenology, abundance, distribution, and breeding success are important baseline parameters needed to evaluate population ...
Licia Calabrese, Licia Calabrese, Julie Ann Riordan, Imogen Anne Lloyd, Alexa Darby Foster, Thomas Edward Collier, Johannes Alexandre Chambon, Yasir Wusayl Aljohani, Essa Ali Alhamdi, Patrick Rowan Beaumont, Ivor Douglas Williams, Omar Al-Attas   +11 more
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First report and breeding record of the Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini on the Korean Peninsula

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2017
The Chinese Crested Tern Thalasseus bernsteini is a critically endangered species (as designated by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources).
Se-Kyu Song, Seok Won Lee, Yun Kyung Lee, Sang Yeon Lee, Chang Hoe Kim, Seung Se Choi, Hyun Chul Shin, Jin Young Park, Jung Hyo Lee, Woo-Yuel Kim   +9 more
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Note on the compatibility of ICOS, NEON, and TERN sampling designs, different camera setups for effective plant area index estimation with digital hemispherical photography

Metsanduslikud Uurimused
Environmental monitoring networks such as the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) in Europe, the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) in the U.S., or the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) in Australia deploy different ...
Kaha Mihkel, Lang Mait, Zhang Shaohui, Pisek Jan   +3 more
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