| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 18(1) - MAR 2008 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 00/00/0000 |
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Holger Schielzeth, Auteur ;
Gotz Eichhorn, Auteur ;
Thomas Heinicke, Auteur ;
Johannes Kamp, Auteur ;
Maxim A. Koshkin, Auteur ;
Alexej V. Koshkin, Auteur ;
Lars Lachmann, Auteur
Realistic population size estimates for waterbirds are crucial for the application of wetland conservation strategies, since the identification of internationally important wetlands is based on local numbers relative to the population size of th[...]
Article
Andrew W. Tordoff, Auteur ;
Tim Appleton, Auteur ;
Jonathan C. Eames, Auteur ;
Karin Eberhardt, Auteur ;
Htin Hla, Auteur ;
Khin Ma Ma Thwin, Auteur ;
Sao Myo Zaw, Auteur ;
Saw Moses, Auteur ;
Sein Myo Aung, Auteur
Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea is a Critically Endangered species that has not been confirmed in the wild since 1948-1949. Historical records of the species are concentrated in India, although there are also a few from Myanmar. Betwe[...]
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In addition to protecting species, conservation also includes the maintenance of evolutionary processes, but this aspect is often overlooked. Nesospiza buntings provide a good case study of the need to conserve evolutionary processes. They are e[...]
Article
Vicencio Oostra, Auteur ;
Laurens G. L. Gomes, Auteur ;
Vincent Nijman, Auteur
Central America is a region of great avian diversity, and the highlands of Costa Rica and Panama are particularly rich in endemic bird species. Continuing deforestation has destroyed large parts of the birds' natural habitats in this region. The[...]
Article
Antoni Margalida, Auteur ;
Rafael Heredia, Auteur ;
Martine Razin, Auteur ;
Mauro Hernandez, Auteur
We analyse the causes of mortality for the Bearded Vulture in Europe. Shooting (31%), intentional poisoning (26%), collision (18%) and unintentional poisoning (12%) were the most important causes of mortality. No differences were found between s[...]
Article
Paola F. Giordano, Auteur ;
Laura M. Bellis, Auteur ;
Joaquin L. Navarro, Auteur ;
Monica B. Martella, Auteur
In Argentina the original landscape structure of the pampas grasslands has changed rapidly due to intensified and specialized agricultural practices. The conversion of grasslands into croplands has been suggested as a threat to Greater Rhea Rhea[...]
Article
Leonardo E. Lopes, Auteur ;
Marcos Maldonado-Coelho, Auteur ;
Diego Hoffmann, Auteur ;
Edson R. Luiz, Auteur ;
Santos D'Angelo Neto, Auteur
The Minas Gerais Tyrannulet Phylloscartes roquettei is currently classified as a Critically Endangered species, and is one of the most poorly known Neotropical birds. Here we report seven new localities for the species in the Sao Francisco river[...]
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Yoan Dinata, Auteur ;
Agung Nugroho, Auteur ;
Iding Achmad Haidir, Auteur ;
Matthew Linkie, Auteur
Tropical forests are becoming increasingly degraded and fragmented by logging, which can affect the survival of forest bird species in different ways. In this study, we present avifauna data collected from a monitoring programme in west-central [...]



