| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 23(2) - JUN 2013 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Article
Donglai Li, Auteur ;
Sihang Chen, Auteur ;
Huw Lloyd, Auteur ;
Shuyu Zhu, Auteur ;
Kai Shan, Auteur ;
Zhengwang Zhang, Auteur
Anthropogenic conversion of natural wetlands into artificial wetland habitats has produced complex wetland landscapes worldwide. In this study we investigated the responses of migratory and wintering waterbirds to five artificial wetland habitat[...]
Article
Pedro M. Lourenço, Auteur ;
Nuno Curado, Auteur ;
Filipa Loureiro, Auteur ;
Alfonso Godino, Auteur ;
Eduardo Santos, Auteur
Since the resources available for nature conservation tend to be very limited, localised conservation actions are often the only feasible management option. Therefore, we must select key areas where these actions will be most effective. Here we [...]
Article
Michael S. L. Mills, Auteur ;
Martim Melo, Auteur ;
Alexandre Vaz, Auteur
Afromontane forest is the most localised and threatened habitat type in Angola. For the past 40 years the estimate of the area covered by this habitat in Angola has been c.200 ha. At present, 85 ha remain at Mt Moco, the most important known sit[...]
Article
Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni, Auteur ;
Juan I. Areta, Auteur ;
Alejandro G. Di Giacomo, Auteur ;
Adrian S. Di Giacomo, Auteur ;
Fernando Jacobs, Auteur ;
Marco A. Afonso Coimbra, Auteur ;
Rafael A. Dias, Auteur
The Marsh Seedeater Sporophila palustris is one of the most endangered and least known of the capuchino seedeaters. Breeding populations are patchy, occurring in north-east Argentina, southern Brazil, and Uruguay. We present data on the breeding[...]
Article
Wayne J. Arendt, Auteur ;
Song S. Qian, Auteur ;
Kelli A. Mineard, Auteur
We estimated the population density of the globally threatened Elfin-woods Warbler Setophaga angelae within two forest types at different elevations in the Luquillo Experimental Forest in north-eastern Puerto Rico. Population densities ranged fr[...]
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The rapid development of birdwatching in mainland China: a new force for bird study and conservation
Zhijun Ma, Auteur ;
Yixin Cheng, Auteur ;
Junyan Wang, Auteur ;
Xinghua Fu, Auteur
Birdwatching is a popular activity in western countries where it has helped to integrate research into birds, bird conservation, and socio-economic development. We analysed the development of birdwatching in mainland China and its roles in bird [...]
Article
Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ;
Koos H. De Goede, Auteur ;
Lovelater Sebele, Auteur ;
Megan Diamond, Auteur
In the Karoo region of South Africa, eagles nesting on high voltage power pylons are responsible for frequent short-circuits or faults, which reduce the quality of commercial power supply and escalate costs to the country's energy supplier, Esko[...]
Article
Richard J. Cuthbert, Auteur ;
Henk Louw, Auteur ;
Jeroen Lurling, Auteur ;
Graham Parker, Auteur ;
Kalinka Rexer-Huber, Auteur ;
Erica Sommer, Auteur ;
Paul Visser, Auteur ;
Peter G. Ryan, Auteur
The predatory behaviour of introduced house mice Mus musculus at Gough Island is known to impact on albatross and petrels, resulting in the Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena and Atlantic Petrel Pterodroma incerta being listed as "Critically E[...]
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Ara Monadjem, Auteur ;
Munir Z. Virani, Auteur ;
Colin Jackson, Auteur ;
April Reside, Auteur
Climate change is predicted to have serious impacts on the conservation status of numerous species of birds, particularly low-density, range-restricted species occupying narrow habitats. One such species is the globally "Endangered" Sokoke Scops[...]
Article
Ralph Buij, Auteur ;
Barbara M. Croes, Auteur
West African flood-plains have undergone major land-use transformations in the second half of the 20th century. To obtain insight in the effect of flood-plain development for irrigated rice cultivation on the abundance, richness, and diversity o[...]
Article
Michiel O. L. Van den Bergh, Auteur ;
Koen Kusters, Auteur ;
A. J. Dietz, Auteur
The Blue Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea rudolphi (BBOP) is a globally threatened species restricted to the montane rainforest of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Local inhabitants hunt the BBOP for its feathers, which is one of the main reasons for its popu[...]
Article
Fiona Burns, Auteur ;
Neil McCulloch, Auteur ;
Tamás Székely, Auteur ;
Mark Bolton, Auteur
We investigated the impact of introduced predators on the productivity of the St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae, a shorebird endemic to the South Atlantic island of St Helena. The nest predator species identified have all been introduce[...]
Article
Michal Sur, Auteur ;
Nancy Bunbury, Auteur ;
Janske van de Crommenacker, Auteur
We report the results of a survey of breeding Greater Frigatebird Fregata minor and Lesser Frigatebird F. ariel on Aldabra Atoll, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Seychelles archipelago, which hosts the largest breeding population of frigateb[...]
