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The impact of earlier flood recession on metacommunity diversity of wintering waterbirds at shallow lakes in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain

Avian Research, 2023
The hydrological regime in wetlands plays an important role in the process of wintering waterbird metacommunity assemblage. However, increasing frequency of extreme climate and the intensification of human activities, such as the construction of sluices ...
Zhenhua Wei, Lizhi Zhou
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Community Composition of Aquatic Birds in Lakes of Bangalore, India [PDF]

, 2011
Observations were made on the occurrence, abundance, richness, and diversity of waterbirds in 15 major lakes in Bangalore city during 2008 - 2009. During the study period 35 species of aquatic birds were recorded.
Rajashekara, S., Venkatesha, M.G.
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Bird diversity in Mangrove areas in Tumpat, Kelantan [PDF]

, 2020
Mangroves forests play an important role in the management of coastal ecosystem of Malaysia. However, day by day, the number of mangroves is reduced due to the high demand for aquaculture, industrials development, and urbanization.
Amir, Aainaa, Hambali, Kamarul, Mohamad Asri, Nur Syuhada, Norazlimi, Nor Atiqah   +3 more
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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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IMPACT OF COASTAL WETLAND RESTORATION STRATEGIES IN THE CHONGMING DONGTAN WETLANDS, CHINA: WATERBIRD COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AS AN INDICATOR [PDF]

, 2014
This paper aims to evaluate the success of coastal wetland restoration by quantifying the waterbird community composition at three restored sites and on one natural coastal wetland, which served as a reference site, from September 2011 to May 2012 in ...
Liu, Jing, Tang, Chendong, Wang, Tianhou, Yang, Xiaoting, Zhang, Mei, Zou, Yeai   +5 more
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Environmental factors shaping the distribution of common wintering waterbirds in a lake ecosystem with developed shoreline [PDF]

, 2013
In this study, we tested whether the spatial distribution of waterbirds is influenced by shoreline urbanization or other habitat characteristics. We conducted monthly censuses along shoreline sections of a continental lake (Lake Balaton, Hungary) to ...
A Buday-Sántha, A Liker, A Liker, A Sorace, A Wei, A Zlinszky, AF Zuur, AH Traut, András Liker, BE Keatley, C Balogh, C Rutz, CE Studds, CM Pearce, Csilla Balogh, G Hegyi, I Tátrai, J Padisák, JA Gill, JE Pónyi, JG Liu, JL Belant, JM Fraterrigo, K Laursen, Katalin Pap, KP Burnham, KP Burnham, L Airoldi, LA Smith, Lajos Nagy, László G -Tóth, M Brzezinski, M Getachew, M Paracuellos, MM Brinson, MO Campbell, MRE Symonds, NB Grimm, R Rosenthal, RD Gregory, S DeStefano, S Herodek, S Werner, V Bókony, WV DeLuca, Ç Severcan   +45 more
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How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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Waders in a sea of debris: a global overview

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems and marine fauna is well documented, although research into its effects on waders (also known as shorebirds) remains limited. Given that waders are exposed to coastal marine litter, this exposure could be a significant factor in the decline of their populations. This study aims to assess the global
Yada Trapletti‐Lanti, Mónica Expósito‐Granados, Elizabeth Znidersic, Marga L. Rivas   +3 more
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Effects of landscape pattern change on waterbird diversity in Xianghai Nature Reserve

Open Geosciences
In order to study the change of landscape pattern and its impact on waterbird diversity in Xianghai Nature Reserve, this article analyzes the changing landscape pattern of the reserve from 2014 to 2017 at the landscape and type level. Pearson correlation
Zhao Yuelan, Liu Jiping, Li Huifen, Zhao Dandan   +3 more
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eDNA enhances detection efficiency but reveals lower waterbird diversity: A comparison with point counting method

Avian Research
Environmental DNA (eDNA) methods have emerged as a promising tool for studying a broad spectrum of biological taxa. However, metabarcoding studies of avian biodiversity using eDNA have received little attention.
Hongming Shuai, Xiaoru Liu, Yigui Zhang, Yuqi Sun, Hao Li, Zhongqiu Li   +5 more
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