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Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez, Carter S. Smith, Catherine L. Brenner, Avery B. Paxton, Brian R. Silliman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waterbird zoogeochemical effects shape wetland nutrient dynamics and algal communities in Laurentian Great Lakes coastal freshwater wetlands

Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.
Distinct waterbird species influence nutrient cycling through guano contributions in Great Lakes coastal wetlands. Waterbird‐derived nutrients favour distinct algal communities and wetland sediments rapidly remove waterbird nutrients via biogeochemical processes.
Taylor C. Michael, Paisley Kostick, Matthew A. Wuensch, David M. Costello   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hunting in the Ghaznavid State: Courtly Culture, Military Practices and Political Power

History, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunting occupied an important place in the royal court culture of the Ghaznavid state (963–1186 CE). Ghaznavid hunting culture developed through the interaction of Turkic‐Islamic political traditions, Persianate models of kingship and local ecological settings. Rather than constituting a fully formalized institution, Ghaznavid hunting practice
Arslan Durdu
wiley   +1 more source

Cardiovascular Plasticity and Adaptation of High‐Altitude Birds and Mammals

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This schematic depicts the cardiovascular adaptations of mammals and birds to high‐altitude hypoxia. It highlights key phenotypic changes in oxygen transport and cardiac responses, driven by molecular mechanisms including transcriptional regulation and genetic modifications.
Huishang She, Yanhua Qu
wiley   +1 more source

Cumulative Duration and Habitat Selection Across the Annual‐Cycle Stages: Links to Human Modification in Two Declining Shorebirds

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
First multi‐season analysis linking cumulative duration and habitat selection to human modification in two declining shorebirds. A total of 160 cumulative duration was identified at four periods for two species. Longer cumulative duration correlate with higher human modification in coastal wetlands during northward migration and winter.
Houlang Duan, Wenhan Wang, Qing Xiao, Bingrun Zhu, Shaoxia Xia, Zhengwang Zhang, Xiubo Yu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Balancing between predation risk and food by boreal breeding ducks

Ecology and Evolution
Wetlands belong to the globally most threatened habitats, and organisms depending on them are of conservation concern. Wetland destruction and quality loss may affect negatively also boreal breeding ducks in which habitat selection often needs balancing ...
Sari Holopainen, Elmo Miettinen, Veli‐Matti Väänänen, Petri Nummi, Hannu Pöysä   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population trends, threats, and conservation recommendations for waterbirds in China

Avian Research, 2018
Background China is one of the countries with abundant waterbird diversity. Over the past decades, China’s waterbirds have suffered increasing threats from direct and indirect human activities.
Xiaodan Wang, Fenliang Kuang, Kun Tan, Zhijun Ma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prey Partitioning in a Diverse Carnivore Community: Implications for Reintroduced Fishers in Washington

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Using fecal DNA metabarcoding, we quantified dietary overlap among reintroduced fishers and sympatric coyotes, bobcats, and Pacific martens in Washington's North Cascades. Niche overlap was substantial for common prey but varied with body size, revealing fine‐scale resource partitioning that may limit fishers' access to energetically efficient prey ...
Kayla A. Shively, Ellen M. Reese, Jason I. Ransom, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Tara Chestnut, David O. Werntz, Taal Levi, Laura R. Prugh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data_Sheet_1_Comparative Analysis of Intestine Microbiota of Four Wild Waterbird Species.pdf

, 2019
Waterbirds are ubiquitous and globally distributed. Yet, studies on wild waterbirds’ gut microbiota are still rare. Our aim was to explore and compare the gut microbial community composition of wild waterbird species. Four wild waterbird species that are
Ido Izhaki (183119), Malka Halpern (183125), Sivan Laviad-Shitrit (5582777), Maya Lalzar (7287011)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

First record of the Aztec Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) in Coahuila, Mexico

Huitzil
Historically, the Aztec Rail (Rallus tenuirostris) has been recorded in the wetlands of the Mexican Transvolcanic Belt, and recently in wetlands and along river edges in Chihuahua and Durango. As participants in a citizen science birdwatching collective
Julie Ibarra-Rossow, Jorge Luis Cortinas-Salazar, Omar Suárez-García   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source