Articles with "shorebird" as a keyword



Conserving migratory species while safeguarding ecosystem services

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Published in 2021 at "Ecological Modelling"

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109442

Abstract: Abstract Many migratory shorebird species are undergoing severe population declines due to habitat loss. Selecting sites for protection along migratory shorebird flyways requires accounting for connectivity between sites and representing all migratory cycle stages within… read more here.

Keywords: protection; ecosystem; shorebird; migratory species ... See more keywords

Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on shorebird assemblages in an urban South African sandy beach ecosystem

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Published in 2022 at "Scientific Reports"

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-09099-8

Abstract: Human pressures are pervasive in coastal ecosystems, but their effect magnitudes are masked by methodological limitations. Government lockdowns associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic can address this gap since lockdowns are effectively manipulations of human… read more here.

Keywords: south african; beach ecosystem; sandy beach; urban south ... See more keywords

Selecting a suite of potential partner sites for the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary to aid shorebird conservation in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway

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Published in 2020 at "Pacific Conservation Biology"

DOI: 10.1071/pc18084

Abstract: Migratory shorebird species depend on a suite of interconnected sites and protection of these sites as part of a network is an increasingly used conservation approach. Partnering sites based on shared migratory bird species can… read more here.

Keywords: shorebird; bird sanctuary; adelaide international; conservation ... See more keywords

Biotic and abiotic factors affecting Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) spatiotemporal activity at an important shorebird nesting site in Virginia

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Published in 2024 at "PLOS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0307821

Abstract: Atlantic ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) are predators of beach-nesting shorebird nests and chicks on the United States’ Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Ghost crabs may also disturb birds, altering foraging, habitat use, or nest and brood… read more here.

Keywords: ghost crab; ghost crabs; crab; shorebird ... See more keywords