Low macroinvertebrate biomass suggests limited food availability for shorebird communities in intertidal areas of the Bijagós archipelago (Guinea-Bissau)
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-018-3584-1
Abstract: Knowledge of the macrozoobenthic community and its interactions with predators is critical for understanding intertidal ecosystems but this information is still lacking for many tropical sites. We core-sampled three intertidal areas in the Bijagós archipelago,… read more here.
Keywords: archipelago guinea; areas bijag; bijag archipelago; biomass ... See more keywords
Linking trophic ecology with element concentrations in a coastal fish community of the Bijagós Archipelago, West Africa.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113555
Abstract: We report the concentration of 13 elements in the muscle and liver of 17 coastal fish species of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau, and link element concentrations to trophic ecology as assessed by carbon (δ13C) and… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; linking trophic; trophic ecology; coastal fish ... See more keywords
An allometric approach to seasonal changes in intake rates of migratory shorebirds in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea‐Bissau
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DOI: 10.1111/ibi.13348
Abstract: Shorebirds migrating along the East Atlantic Flyway must travel long distances from their breeding sites in arctic and subarctic regions to wintering areas in Europe and Africa. Selecting a winter location is an important decision,… read more here.
Keywords: archipelago guinea; guinea bissau; intake rates; bijag archipelago ... See more keywords
A survey of indoor and outdoor Anopheles density, species composition and circumsporozoite rate of malaria vectors on the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau
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DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05372-z
Abstract: The malaria-endemic Bijagós Archipelago is situated 50 km off the coast of mainland Guinea-Bissau. It is a seasonal malaria transmission setting, with insecticide-treated bed nets as its primary control strategy. Little is known about the… read more here.
Keywords: species composition; indoor outdoor; guinea bissau; anopheles density ... See more keywords