Multiple components of environmental change drive populations of breeding waders in seminatural grasslands [PDF]
, 2018 Environments are rapidly changing due to climate change, land use, intensive agriculture, and the impact of hunting on predator populations. Here, we analyzed longterm data recorded during 1928–2014 on the size of breeding populations of waders at two ...
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Abundance estimates of eastern black rails in southeastern Colorado
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.This study estimated eastern black rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) detection, occupancy, and abundance in southeastern Colorado. We found detection probability increased later in the season and later at night but decreased with ambient noise. Occupancy increased with residual vegetation height and detection of Virginia rail (Rallus limicola).
Eleonora M. Hargett +3 more
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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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Assessing sustainable lethal take for great blue heron in the northeastern United States
Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.We used Prescribed Take Level (PTL) models to estimate sustainable take limits for great blue heron and aid depredation permitting decisions by the USFWS in the northeastern United States. The PTL models suggested that current lethal take levels are sustainable and that cumulative authorized regional take should not exceed 2,650 individuals per year ...
Eric G. LeFlore +5 more
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Diet, phenology and body size shape nutrient release by songbirds
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Animals can dramatically alter ecosystem structure and function through the cycling and transport of nutrients in their waste. While birds are particularly capable of influencing nutrient cycles due to their high mobility, abundance, metabolism and functional diversity,
Linsey Chen +2 more
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Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea home range and habitat use during the non-breeding season in Assam, India [PDF]
India is an important non-breeding ground for migratory waterfowl in the Central Asian Flyway. Millions of birds visit wedands across the country, yet information on their distribution, abundance, and use of resources is rudimentary at best.
Areendran, G. +7 more
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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 +4 more
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Ecology and EvolutionGlobally, 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 +12 more
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Pesticide pollution: mitigating the negative impacts [PDF]
Water pollution, Pesticide residues, Irrigation canals, Salinity, Groundwater, Sri ...
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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 +5 more
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