| Titre : | Biological Conservation 131(3) - AUG 2006 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Sarah E. A. Le V. Dit Durell, Auteur ;
Richard A. Stillman, Auteur ;
Richard W. G. Caldow, Auteur ;
Selwyn McGrorty, Auteur ;
Andrew D. West, Auteur ;
John Humphreys, Auteur
An individuals-based model, MORPH, was used to assess the quality of Poole Harbour, UK, for five overwintering shorebirds: dunlin Calidris alpina, redshank Tringa totanus, black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus an[...]
Article
Maria P. Dias, Auteur ;
José P. Granadeiro, Auteur ;
Miguel Lecoq, Auteur ;
Carlos D. Santos, Auteur ;
Jorge M. Palmeirim, Auteur
Shorebirds are declining all around the world, mostly due to deterioration of the estuarine habitats used in winter and migration. Estuaries cover small areas, so it is essential to guarantee that shorebirds can access all the tidal flats where [...]
Article
D. B. Lindenmayer, Auteur ;
J. F. Franklin, Auteur ;
J. Fischer, Auteur
Many indicators and criteria have been proposed to assess the sustainable management of forests but their scientific validity remains uncertain. Because the effects of forest disturbances (such as logging) are often specific to particular specie[...]
Article
Luisa Amo, Auteur ;
Pilar Lopez, Auteur ;
Jose Martin, Auteur
Nature-based tourism has experienced a greater increase, and, even although it might have deleterious effects for many wildlife species, its consequences remains little explored. Many lizard species are endangered and tourism has been proposed a[...]
Article
Jean-Michel Vandel, Auteur ;
Philippe Stahl, Auteur ;
Veronique Herrenschmidt, Auteur ;
Eric Marboutin, Auteur
The factors related to successful reintroduction campaigns of lynx (Lynx lynx, Linne 1758) in Europe may be identified from monitoring programs, such as the one implemented in France since the first releases that took place in 1983. We studied s[...]
Article
Jessi L. Brown, Auteur ;
Michael W. Collopy, Auteur ;
Erin J. Gott, Auteur ;
Paul W. Juergens, Auteur ;
Angel B. Montoya, Auteur ;
W. Grainger Hunt, Auteur
The northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) has been the subject of a large-scale reintroduction effort conducted by The Peregrine Fund since 1993. Intensive monitoring during 2002-2004 revealed approximately 38 breeding pairs[...]
Article
Ilya M. D. Maclean, Auteur ;
Mark Hassall, Auteur ;
Rosalind R. Boar, Auteur ;
Iain R. Lake, Auteur
Throughout the world, but particularly in tropical regions habitat loss and disturbance are considered detrimental to biodiversity. We examine the effects of disturbance by harvesting, burning and habitat fragmentation on six bird species associ[...]
Article
Ian J. Fisher, Auteur ;
Deborah J. Pain, Auteur ;
Vernon G. Thomas, Auteur
Poisoning from lead shot in waterbirds has been well documented globally and, in some countries, legislation exists to combat lead toxicosis at wetlands and/or in waterbirds. However, poisoning of terrestrial species such as raptors and upland g[...]
Article
Lawrence A. Rabin, Auteur ;
Richard G. Coss, Auteur ;
Donald H. Owings, Auteur
Electricity-generating wind turbines are an attractive energy source because they are renewable and produce no emissions. However, they have at least two potentially damaging ecological effects. Their rotating blades are hazardous to raptors whi[...]
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B. Degen, Auteur ;
L. Blanc, Auteur ;
H. Caron, Auteur ;
L. Maggia, Auteur ;
A. Kremer, Auteur ;
S. Gourlet-Fleury, Auteur
Over-exploitation and fragmentation are serious problems for tropical forests. Most sustainable forest management practices avoid clear-cuts and apply selective logging systems focused on a few commercial species. We applied a simulation model t[...]
Article
Alan H. Fielding, Auteur ;
D. Philip Whitfield, Auteur ;
David R. A. McLeod, Auteur
Despite their environmental benefits in generating electricity without emission of 'greenhouse' gases, wind farms have attracted controversy with regard to their impacts on birds, especially golden eagles Aquila chrysaetos. Evidence from USA stu[...]
