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A trade-off between overheating and camouflage on shorebird eggshell colouration [PDF]
, 2016 In ground-nesting birds egg colour and appearance may have evolved due to opposite selection pressures. Pigmentation and spottiness make the eggs darker and have been suggested to improve camouflage.
Amat, Juan A. +5 more
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Earth's Future, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2025.Abstract The Yukon‐Kuskokwim Delta has the largest intertidal wetland in North America, is a globally critical breeding area for waterbirds, and is home to the largest regional indigenous population in the Arctic. Here, coastal tundra ecosystems, wildlife, and indigenous communities are highly vulnerable to sea‐ice loss in the Bering Sea, sea‐level ...
M. Torre Jorgenson +13 more
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Recapturas de Chorlitejo Patinegro (Charadrius alexandriunus) en una localidad costera de Odesa (Ucrania) [PDF]
, 1995 S'han constatat diferències entre localitats pel que fa a la fidelitat del corriol camanegre al lloc de cria. En aquest treball s'analitza aquest paràmetre a una regió d'Ucraïna.
Blanco, Pedro
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2016 Final Report on the Western Snowy Plovers [PDF]
, 2016 In 2016, we continued with the monitoring of the WSP population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. The count of wintering plovers was the lowest ever recorded since monitoring began in 2001. This year, the number of chicks that fledged was higher than average.
Sandoval, Cristina, Nielsen, Jessica
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Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning
Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 8, August 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Biodiversity conservation broadly relies on protecting suitable habitat for species of concern, and species distribution models (SDM) are a common method for classifying potential habitat suitability. However, SDMs frequently omit resource availability and are therefore missing potentially useful information for planning successful ...
Rachel A. King +3 more
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Taking the Pit Bull Off the Leash: Siccing the Endangered Species Act on Climate Change [PDF]
, 2009 Environmentalists have been warning of catastrophic climate change for years, often getting only minimal attention from lawmakers and, until recently, the public.
Sommer, Ari N
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2019 Final Report on the Western Snowy Plovers [PDF]
, 2020 In 2019, we continued with the monitoring of the Western Snowy Plover (WSP) population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. The number of breeding adults (68) was the highest observed since monitoring began in 2001. The wintering population (132) was below the average for this site.
Sandoval, Cristina, Nielsen, Jessica
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Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2025.Abstract Birds and their habitats are threatened with extinction around the world. Regional assessments of the “State of Birds” are a vital means to prioritize data‐driven conservation action by informing national and global policy. Such evaluations have traditionally relied on data derived from extensive, long‐term, standardized surveys that require ...
Ashwin Viswanathan +15 more
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North Campus Open Space Restoration Project Annual Monitoring Report: Year 2 (2019) [PDF]
, 2020 Born out of a vision shared by the local community, students, faculty, researchers and state and federal agencies, the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) restoration project is recreating more than 40 acres of estuarine and palustrine wetlands that ...
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration +2 more
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2022 Final Report on the Western Snowy Plover
, 2023 In 2022, we monitored the Western Snowy Plover (WSP) population at Coal Oil Point Reserve as in previous years. The number of breeding adults was 52, higher than the average of 37 for our site. The wintering population size was 183, also above the average of 167. Skunk predation was the primary cause of nest failure.
Sandoval, Cristina +2 more
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