popharvest: An R package to assess the sustainability of harvesting regimes of bird populations
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8212
Abstract: Abstract Bird harvest for recreational purposes or as a source for food is an important activity worldwide. Assessing or mitigating the impact of these additional sources of mortality on bird populations is therefore crucial issue.… read more here.
Keywords: package; harvest levels; popharvest package; sustainability ... See more keywords
Forest microclimate and composition mediate long‐term trends of breeding bird populations
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16353
Abstract: Climate change is contributing to biodiversity redistributions and species declines. However, cooler microclimate conditions provided by old‐growth forest structures compared with surrounding open or younger forests have been hypothesized to provide thermal refugia for species… read more here.
Keywords: microclimate; breeding bird; hypothesis; old growth ... See more keywords
High exposure of West Nile virus in equid and wild bird populations in Spain following the epidemic outbreak in 2020
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DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14733
Abstract: Abstract A cross‐sectional study was conducted to assess the circulation and risk factors associated with West Nile virus (WNV) exposure in equine and wild bird populations following the largest epidemic outbreak ever reported in Spain.… read more here.
Keywords: bird populations; west nile; epidemic outbreak; virus ... See more keywords
The impact of hunting on tropical mammal and bird populations
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DOI: 10.1126/science.aaj1891
Abstract: Quantifying hunting-induced defaunation As the human population grows and increasingly encroaches on remaining wildlife habitat, hunting threatens many species. Benítez-López et al. conducted a large-scale meta-analysis of hunting trends and impacts across the tropics (see… read more here.
Keywords: mammal bird; bird; across tropics; bird populations ... See more keywords