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Titre :	Distribution and Temporal Trends of Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) Populations along the Arabian Gulf Coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (2018)
Auteurs :	Junid N. Shah, Auteur ; Salim Javed, Auteur ; Shakeel Ahmed Shahid B. Khan, Auteur ; Abdullah Ali Al Hammadi, Auteur ; Eissa Ali Al Hammadi, Auteur ; Pritipal Singh Soorae, Auteur ; Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Auteur ; Sarah E. Durham, Auteur ; M. Clay Green, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Waterbirds (41(4) December, 2018)
Article en page(s) :	376-383
Résumé :	The Arabian Gulf Coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, consists of highly productive seagrass (Halodule universis, Halophila ovalis and Halophila sttipulocea) and mangrove (Avicennia marina) habitats that are essential breeding and non-breeding areas for vast numbers of waterbirds. Due to their dependence on these coastal habitats, waterbirds such as the Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) can act as important bioindicators of ecosystem health. The estimated global population size of Western Reef Herons is roughly 10,000 to 100,000 individuals. While populations are currently considered stable, many important breeding and overwintering areas of the Western Reef Heron remain unprotected. Line transect counts were conducted at study sites along the Arabian Gulf Coast of Abu Dhabi monthly throughout 2006-2015. Using a mixed effects model, it was found that both year (F-1,F-1132 = 29.15; P =

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