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Gravel pits support waterbird diversity in an urban landscape [PDF]

Hydrobiologia, 2009
We assessed the benefit of 11 gravel pits for the settlement of waterbird communities in an urbanized area lacking natural wetlands. Gravel pits captured 57% of the regional species pool of aquatic birds.
A. Gaujard, B Frochot, C Leroy, DM Lodge, F Hoyer, F. Santoul, I Blindow, J Cucherousset, JM Gillier, JM Rey-Benayas, L Odling-Smee, M Bournaud, N Myers, R Céréghino, R Céréghino, R. Céréghino, RJ Fuller, RK Colwell, RW Knapton, S Declerck, S. Angélibert, S. Mastrorillo, YS Park   +22 more
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Lower reclamation of coastal lagoon conserves higher waterbird assemblage phylogenetic diversity

Global Ecology and Conservation
Natural habitat loss caused by wetland reclamation is one of the most important causation for waterbird decline worldwide. Measurements of biodiversity loss always relied on the species and abundance reduce initially.
Xianli Che, Min Zhang, Wangming Li, YanYan Zhao, Xuebing Zhao, Yisheng Peng, Alexandra Ashley Grossi, Zhaohui Pang, Fasheng Zou   +8 more
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Comparing species richness, functional diversity and functional composition of waterbird communities along environmental gradients in the neotropics. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Waterbirds have a major functional role in wetlands, and understanding how functional traits of waterbirds depend on environmental characteristics can facilitate management of ecosystems and their services. We investigate how the waterbird community in a
Bia de Arruda Almeida, Andy J Green, Esther Sebastián-González, Luiz Dos Anjos   +3 more
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Lake productivity and waterbird functional diversity across geographic and environmental gradients in temperate China [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Geographical gradients in species diversity have long fascinated biogeographers and ecologists. However, the extent and generality of the effects of the important factors governing functional diversity (FD) patterns are still debated, especially for the ...
Yamian Zhang, Wenzhuo Tan, Qing Zeng, Haitao Tian, Yifei Jia, Guangchun Lei, Li Wen   +6 more
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Nestedness theory suggests wetland fragments with large areas and macrophyte diversity benefit waterbirds [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Many artificial wetland constructions are currently underway worldwide to compensate for the degradation of natural wetland systems. Researchers face the responsibility of proposing wetland management and species protection strategies to ensure that ...
Rongxing Wang, Xiaojun Yang
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Intra-annual compositions and diversity variations of waterbird communities in China

Global Ecology and Conservation
Waterbirds are often used as indicators of wetland biodiversity and ecosystem health due to their sensitivity to environmental changes. However, most studies have focused on long-term variations of waterbird communities, while the intra-annual changes ...
Ziqi Li, Yuyu Wang, Yifei Jia, Congjun Xu, Xiaoqi Xu, Ziqi Chen, Guohuan Su, Jun Xu   +7 more
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Waterbird Diversity Patterns Under Varied Hydrological Regimes in Dongting Lake and Surrounding Lakes

Ecology and Evolution
Globally, climate and human‐induced environmental changes affect the populations and distributions of most organisms. This is particularly true for migratory birds, which change habitats throughout the annual cycle.
Siqi Zhang, Pingyang Zhang, Yeai Zou, Dongmei Li, Feng Li, Zhengmiao Deng, Jing Zeng, Shengze Wang, Tao Wu, Yucheng Song, Feiyun Li, Wei Xia, Yonghong Xie   +12 more
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Using PLS-SEM models to explore the interactions of meteorology and landscape pattern changes on waterbird diversity: A case of the Liaohe Estuary

Ecological Informatics
Waterbirds are highly sensitive to environmental quality, with climate and landscape patterns being the two most important factors for influencing waterbird diversity. Understanding the effects of climate and landscape may lead to more effective policies
Xiuzhong Li, Baocun Ji, Na Li, Christopher J. Anderson, Qiuying Chen   +4 more
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Developmental mechanisms underlying webbed foot morphological diversity in waterbirds [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
AbstractThe webbed feet of waterbirds are morphologically diverse and classified into four types: the palmate foot, semipalmate foot, totipalmate foot, and lobate foot. To understand the developmental mechanisms underlying this morphological diversity, we conducted a series of comparative analyses.
Tokita, Masayoshi, Matsushita, Hiroya, Asakura, Yuya   +2 more
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Diversity and Distribution of Waterbirds across Wetlands of Eastern Uganda

Advances in Research, 2020
Explaining patterns of diversity, and abundance across sites is a central aim of community ecology. Avian communities have been the focus of many studies on species diversity. To be able to explain patterns of waterbirds in wetlands of eastern Uganda, we conducted a rapid assessment in 48 wetlands (38 swamps, two rice paddies and eight lakes) using ...
Sarah, Nachuha, Twagiramaria, Fortunate, Mwima, Polycarp M   +2 more
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