Dung‐associated arthropods influence foraging ecology and habitat selection in Black‐necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4904
Abstract: Abstract Variation in grassland vegetation structure influences the habitat selection of insectivorous birds. This variation presents a trade‐off for insectivorous predators: Arthropod abundance increases with vegetation height and heterogeneity, but access to arthropod prey items… read more here.
Keywords: habitat selection; dung; black necked; ecology ... See more keywords
Urban renewable energy and ecosystems: integrating vegetation with ground-mounted solar arrays increases arthropod abundance of key functional groups
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DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01063-6
Abstract: Cities are increasingly developing renewable energy within urban areas, yet the implications for ecosystems have not been explored. This study brings together climate change mitigation policies and ecosystem conservation in urban areas by investigating how… read more here.
Keywords: ground mounted; solar arrays; abundance; mounted solar ... See more keywords
Does Removal of the Invasive Shrub Lonicera maackii Alter Arthropod Abundance and Diversity?
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DOI: 10.3375/043.037.0211
Abstract: ABSTRACT: To evaluate the effects of Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) removal on arthropod abundance and taxon richness, we sampled arthropods in seven removal plots and seven control plots in urban parkland in Louisville, Kentucky, in… read more here.
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The effects of rainfall and arthropod abundance on breeding season of insectivorous birds, in a semi-arid neotropical environment
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DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.37.e37716
Abstract: Rainfall in tropical semi-arid areas may act as a reliable cue for timing bird reproduction, since it precedes future food supply. With this in mind, we set-up a study to test the reproductive response of… read more here.
Keywords: semi arid; abundance; rainfall; insectivorous birds ... See more keywords