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Restoration of urban waterbird diversity: A case study of the construction of a waterbird ecological corridor in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Southern China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Rapid urbanization has intensified habitat fragmentation and shrinkage of waterbirds, threatening the sustainable development of waterbird diversity.
Xitao Yang, Wei Liu, Shuangshuang Li, Zhenhuan Ma, Chumin Chen, Wenqiang Gu, Ming Qu, Chunxia Zhang, Jun tao, Zhifeng Ding, Yanchun Xu, Huijian Hu   +11 more
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Avifaunal Diversity and Abundance in the Proposed Sarasalai Mangrove Reserve, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Birds, 2023
Mangrove ecosystems are excellent habitats for migrating and resident birds. The proposed Sarasalai mangrove reserve is located in one of the richest waterbird zones in Sri Lanka.
Nitharsan Aloysius, Shashi Madhushanka, Chathuri Chandrika   +2 more
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Identifying the wetlands of international importance in Beibu Gulf along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, based on multiple citizen science datasets

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
The Beibu Gulf (Gulf of Tonkin, Vinh Bac Bo in Vietnamese), located midway along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway (EAAF), is a critical stopover and wintering region for migratory waterbirds.
Ningxin Tang, Ningxin Tang, Yanju Ma, Yanju Ma, Sixin Li, Sixin Li, Yizhu Yan, Yizhu Yan, and Citizen Science Project Team of Guangxi Biodiversity Research Conservation Association, Cheng Cheng, Gang Lu, Fei Li, Liuxuan Lv, Liuxuan Lv, Peilin Qin, Peilin Qin, Hoai Bao Nguyen, Quang Hao Nguyen, Trong Trai Le, Shelby Qi Wei Wee, Tao He, Ding Li Yong, Chi-Yeung Choi, Chi-Yeung Choi   +23 more
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Balancing future renewable energy infrastructure siting and associated habitat loss for migrating whooping cranes

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The expansion of human infrastructure has contributed to novel risks and disturbance regimes in most ecosystems, leading to considerable uncertainty about how species will respond to altered landscapes.
Kristen S. Ellis, Aaron T. Pearse, David A. Brandt, Mark T. Bidwell, Wade Harrell, Matthew J. Butler, Max Post van der Burg   +6 more
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Study on the effect of habitat function change on waterbird diversity and guilds in Yancheng coastal wetlands based on structure–function coupling

Ecological Indicators, 2021
In recent years, due to human activities and global climate change, the number and area of waterbird habitats in Yancheng coastal wetlands, a newly established world natural heritage site, have been shrinking, the function of the waterbird habitats has ...
Cheng Wang, Gang Wang, Lingjun Dai, Hongyu Liu, Yufeng Li, Chunqi Qiu, Yi Zhou, Hao Chen, Bin Dong, Yongqiang Zhao, Yanan Zhang   +10 more
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Dual visible‐thermal camera approach facilitates drone surveys of colonial marshbirds

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Waterbirds are important indicators of wetland health, and understanding their status and trends is necessary for appropriate management and conservation.
Ann E. McKellar, Nicholas G. Shephard, Dominique Chabot   +2 more
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MaxEnt Modeling for Predicting the Potential Wintering Distribution of Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia leucorodia) under Climate Change in China

Animals, 2023
Global climate change has become a trend and is one of the main factors affecting biodiversity patterns and species distributions. Many wild animals adapt to the changing living environment caused by climate change by changing their habitats.
Aihua Fu, Erhu Gao, Xiaoping Tang, Zengli Liu, Faxiang Hu, Zhenjie Zhan, Jiadong Wang, Xiaofeng Luan   +7 more
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Transitioning Wintering Shorebirds to Agroecosystem: A Thorough Evaluation of Habitat Selection and Conservation Concern

Diversity, 2023
Habitat fragmentation and degradation in natural wetlands has resulted in declines in the populations of shorebirds in the Indian subcontinent. Shorebirds rely on these wetlands as wintering or stop-over sites along the southern extent of the Central ...
H. Byju, K. A. Rubeena, C. T. Shifa, T. R. Athira, K. Jishnu, Jagdeep Singh, Asha Sohil, Sonika Kushwah, Akhilesh Kumar, Jasmine Anand, K. M. Rajaneesh, Seerangan Manokaran, Durga Rao Gijjappu, Omer R. Reshi, Orus Ilyas, Neeraj Sharma, K. K. Junaina, N. Raveendran, T. M. V. Mumthaz, M. Nasser, Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Aymen Nefla, Syed Masiur Rahman, K. M. Aarif   +23 more
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Size matters: the value of small populations for wintering waterbirds [PDF]

, 2004
Protecting systematically selected areas of land is a major step towards biodiversity conservation worldwide. Indeed, the identification and designation of protected areas more often than not forms a core component of both national and international ...
Atkinson-Willes G. L., Boyd H., Cranswick P. A., Freitag S., Fuller R. J., Hocklings M., IUCN, Jackson S. F., JNCC, JNCC, JNCC, Kevin J. Gaston, Mayr E., Melanie Kershaw, Pollitt M. S., Pollitt M. S., Ramsar Convention Bureau, Ramsar Convention Bureau, Ramsar Convention Bureau, Ramsar Convention Bureau, Ramsar Convention Bureau, Rose P., Rose P. M., Sarah F. Jackson, Scott D. A., Stroud D. A., Stroud D. A.   +26 more
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Traditional fishing activities enhance the abundance of selected waterbird species in a wetland in India

Avian Research, 2017
Background Waterbirds are globally declining as a result of habitat loss, alteration or degradation. Fishing activities may affect waterbird distribution, abundance and diversity, and traditional fishing activities often enhance waterbird abundance.
K. M. Aarif, Aymen Nefla, S. B. Muzaffar, K. K. Musammilu, P. K. Prasadan   +4 more
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