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Ecosystem services provided by waterbirds [PDF]

open access: yesBiological Reviews, 2013
ABSTRACT Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the communities and species that provide them. This is a vital first step towards management and maintenance of these services.
Green, Andy J., Elmberg, Johan
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Heavy Metals in Wetland Ecosystem: Investigating Metal Contamination in Waterbirds via Primary Feathers and Its Effect on Population and Diversity

open access: yesSoil Systems, 2023
Wetlands are dynamic ecosystems that provide feeding and nesting grounds for diverse species of waterbirds. The quality of wetland habitat may have an impact on the density, diversity, and species richness of waterbirds.
Jeganathan Pandiyan   +5 more
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Environmental factors and spatial heterogeneity affect occupancy estimates of waterbirds in Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
In Malaysia, multiple land use by humans has caused substantial losses of wetland ecosystems, and shrinkage of the populations, habitat and food bases of avian species.
Oluwatobi, Emmanuel Olaniyi   +2 more
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Generalized estimation of nutrient loading of waterbirds on inland aquatic ecosystems

open access: yesMethodsX, 2021
Estimating the nutrient loading of aquatic bird is complicated because it is fundamentally dependent on several biological, environmental and methodological factors.
Emil Boros, PhD
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Biodiversity and nature conservation importance for Europe of deltas and wetlands in Azerbaijan [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2020
Azerbaijan Red Data Book includes 39 species of mammals (14 – in European Red List (ERL), 72 – birds (43 in ERL, from them 24 – waterbirds species), 14 – reptiles (3 in ERL), 6 – amphibians (3 in ERL), 9 fishes and 75 – insects.
SULTANOV Elchin
doaj   +1 more source

Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands

open access: yesAvian Research, 2023
China's coastal wetlands provide breeding, migration stopover, and wintering habitats for about 230 waterbird species, which is more than a quarter of all waterbirds in the world.
Zhijun Ma   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Ecological Engineering on Waterbird Diversity in Different Habitats within the Xianghai Nature Reserve

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
The Xianghai National Nature Reserve of Jilin is located on the East Asian-Australian migration route of birds and plays an important role for migratory waterbirds.
Dehao Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of anthropogenic factors on the waterbirds in Trans-Himalayan wetlands

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2023
Understanding waterbird abundance and distribution in relation to environmental and anthropogenic factors can contribute to effective waterbird management in high altitude wetlands, although it remains a logistical challenge due to the harsh climate ...
Neeraj Mahar   +4 more
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Winter coexistence in herbivorous waterbirds: Niche differentiation in a floodplain, Poyang Lake, China

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
The classical niche theory supports the idea that stable coexistence requires ecological differences between closely related species. However, information on waterbirds coexistence in the entirely landlocked freshwater system of Poyang Lake is not well ...
Junpeng Bai   +11 more
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Impacts of climate change on seabirds and waterbirds in the UK and Ireland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This 2023 MCCIP (Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership) Report Card assesses impacts of climate change on seabirds and waterbirds in the UK and Ireland.
Frost, T.M.   +4 more
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