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Mangrove and Salt Marsh Migratory and Resident Birds
Mangroves and salt marshes are important habitats for resident and migratory birds. Nevertheless, information on avian species richness and...
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Responses of bird communities to riparian park habitat factors: a case study in a highly urbanized area of Fuzhou city, China
Urban riverside parks are important habitats for fall wildlife, but the relationship between birds and habitats in highly urbanized areas is unclear....
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Elevated mercury exposure in bird communities inhabiting Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining landscapes of the southeastern Peruvian Amazon
Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) represents a significant source of anthropogenic mercury emissions to the environment, with potentially...
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Impacts of noise pollution from high-speed rail and road on bird diversity: a case study in a protected area of Italy
The disturbance of infrastructures may affect biological communities that are exposed to them. This study assesses the impact of high-speed (highway...
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Intersection of narco trafficking, enforcement and bird conservation in the Americas
Complex social challenges such as narco trafficking can have unexpected consequences for biodiversity conservation. Here we show how international...
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Short-term extinction predicted by population viability analysis for a Neotropical salt marsh endemic bird
Salt marshes pose challenges for the birds that inhabit them, including high rates of nest flooding, tip**, and predation. The impacts of rising...
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The effects of carbon trading on resident income: a theoretical and empirical study on the pilot carbon market in China
Establishing an efficient carbon emissions trading market is a priority to achieve the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. In the context...
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Consistency in bird community assembly over medium-term along rural-urban gradients in Argentina
BackgroundThe analysis of bird community assembly rules is fundamental to understand which mechanisms determine the composition of bird species in...
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Generating indicator species for bird monitoring within the humid forests of northeast Central America
The use of indicator species can simplify bird monitoring by reducing the level of specialized skills needed, which increases the potential pool of...
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What evidence exists for the use of urban forest management in nature-based carbon solutions and bird conservation. A systematic map protocol
BackgroundThere is global interest in finding innovative solutions that address current climate and societal challenges in an urban context. Cities...
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A statistical approach on distribution and seasonal habitat use of waterfowl and shorebirds in Çıldır Lake (Ardahan, Türkiye)
Wetlands are crucial habitats for both migrant and resident bird assemblages. The distribution and habitat preferences of birds in aquatic ecosystems...
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Surviving high temperatures: a case study of the spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Every year, a combination of summer with extreme weather events such as “heatwaves” affects the life of organisms on earth. Previous studies on...
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Assessing the bird guild patterns in heterogeneous land use types around Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Land-use sprawl in the Himalayas has caused the conversion of natural habitat into human-modified habitats, thus degrading ecosystem health....
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Mercury in Neotropical birds: a synthesis and prospectus on 13 years of exposure data
Environmental mercury (Hg) contamination of the global tropics outpaces our understanding of its consequences for biodiversity. Knowledge gaps of...
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Feathers of Three Waterfowl Bird Species from Northern Iran for Heavy Metals Biomonitoring
Waterbirds are considered the effective sentinels of aquatic ecosystems contamination and their feathers are widely used as non-destructive...
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Modeling the influence of livestock grazing pressure on grassland bird distributions
BackgroundThe influence of vegetative changes due to livestock grazing on grassland birds is well-recognized because these birds are heavily...
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Diversity, richness, and evenness of birds in Rana Resort Forest, District Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
This research was carried out to determine avian diversity in the Rana Resort Forest from June to August 2023. A total of 655 birds were observed;...
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Pollution-Related Decrease in the T-Cell Immune Response in a Wild Bird Species
Impact of exposure to pollutants on fitness-linked functions in wild animals is a great concern in ecotoxicology. In this study, we aimed to assess...
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Wildfire burn severity and stream chemistry influence aquatic invertebrate and riparian avian mercury exposure in forested ecosystems
Terrestrial soils in forested landscapes represent some of the largest mercury (Hg) reserves globally. Wildfire can alter the storage and...
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Assessing Southern Gulf of Mexico Resilience: Least Tern Nesting Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 lockdown opened an opportunity to assess the response of animal populations to diminished human activities. As coastal dunes face many...
