Effects of flyway-wide weather conditions and breeding habitat on the breeding abundance of migratory boreal waterbirds [PDF]
, 2017 Anthropogenic habitat loss and climate change are among the major threats to biodiversity. Bioclimatic zones such as the boreal and arctic regions are undergoing rapid environmental change, which will likely trigger changes in wildlife communities ...
Lehikoinen, Aleksi +2 more
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Conserving San Francisco Bay's Waterbirds
, 2014 A collaboration amonth San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, UC Davis, and the USGS. The goal of this project was to describe the effects of restoration efforts on bird use of salt ponds in South San Francisco Bay. To do this, we compare historical bird counts in restored salt ponds to modern bird counts and develop ...
Tobias, Vanessa +6 more
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Fire, humans, and climate: modeling distribution dynamics of boreal forest waterbirds [PDF]
, 2014 Understanding the effects of landscape change and environmental variability on ecological processes is important for evaluating resource management policies, such as the emulation of natural forest disturbances.
Luca Borger
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Clade‐wide morphological and functional variation of the sauropsid columella
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The columella (=stapes) is the middle ear bone of reptiles that transmits vibrations from the environment to the inner ear. It has been shown to exhibit extensive interspecific morphological disparity in several clades; however, its morphological variation and associated functional consequences remain poorly described.
John Peacock +4 more
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Ecological IndicatorsThe implementation of International Wetland City certification and associated conservation measures coincided with changes in the potential distribution of waterbirds in China's coastal wetlands.
Ziyan Ling +8 more
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The Okavango Delta’s waterbirds – Trends and threatening processes
Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021 The Okavango Delta is renowned as an extraordinary ecosystem of high biodiversity, listed as both a Ramsar and World Heritage Site, with part protected in the Moremi Game Reserve.
R. Francis +4 more
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Presencia y abundancia de aves acuáticas en la Meseta Strobel, Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
, 2009 La meseta Strobel, ubicada en la estepa patagónica, alberga más de 1500 lagunas que son utilizadas regularmente por aves acuáticas, incluyendo una de las principales poblaciones reproductivas del Macá Tobiano (Podiceps gallardoi), una especie endémica de
Lancelotti, Julio Lucio +4 more
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Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge for Waterbird Conservation: Insights From Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, Zimbabwe [PDF]
Tropical Conservation Science, 2018 Weaving local and scientific knowledge systems is important to enhance understanding, practice, and ethics toward natural resources sustainable utilization. We focused on wetlands and waterbirds and used local knowledge and perceptions by key informants in and around a protected area in Zimbabwe to investigate (a) trends in rainfall and water quality,
Tarakini, Tawanda +4 more
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The spread of non‐native species
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock +16 more
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Anthropic pressures on Nature 2000 Sites: recommendations and monitoring criteria for the pollution emergency response activities within the Orbetello lagoon [PDF]
, 2007 L’elevato valore naturalistico e socioeconomico di un Sito Natura 2000 richiede che tutte le attività antropiche che si svolgono al suo interno (es.
Ausili, A. +12 more
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