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Conservation planning in an agricultural landscape: the case of Sharpe's Longclaw

L. Lens, Auteur ; M. Muchai, Auteur ; L. A. Bennun, Auteur ; L. Duchateau, Auteur

Dans Ostrich (71(1-2) MAR 2000)

We studied the distribution and habitat use of Sharpe's Longclaw, Macronyx sharpei, a Kenyan montane grassland endemic, in a fragmented agricultural landscape at two spatial scales. Monthly counts in a fixed number of plots selected in contrasti[...]

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Land-use and the conservation of Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei in central Kenya

M. Muchai, Auteur ; L. Bennun, Auteur ; L. Lens, Auteur ; M. Rayment, Auteur ; G. Pisano, Auteur

Dans Bird Conservation International (12(2) JUN 2002)

The highland grasslands of central Kenya hold a suite of restricted-range bird species, including several of global conservation concern. These grasslands occur almost entirely on private land with no formal protection, and have received little [...]

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Nest predation of grassland bird species increases with parental activity at the nest

M. Muchai, Auteur ; M. A. du Plessis, Auteur

Dans Journal of Avian Biology (36(2) MAR 2005)

Alexander Skutch predicted that nest predation will increase with activity at nests, and that predation should be greatest during the nestling stage when parents are feeding young. We tested this hypothesis using three ecologically similar grass[...]

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