| Titre : | Bird Conservation International 32(4) - December, 2022 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/12/2022 |
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David a. Ehlers Smith, Auteur ;
Sandi Willows-Munro, Auteur ;
Yvette C. Ehlers Smith, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Documenting phylogenetic diversity for conservation practice allows elucidation of ecosystem functioning and processes by highlighting the commonality and divergence of species’ functional traits within their evolutionary context. Conserving dis[...]
Article
Wen Xuan Chiok, Auteur ;
Rebecca Y. Y. Lee, Auteur ;
Jessica G. H. Lee, Auteur ;
Anuj Jain, Auteur
The practice of keeping birds is a long-held tradition in South-east Asia, including in Singapore. Beyond market surveys that have documented Singapore’s sizeable bird market, there is a compelling need to understand the underlying drivers of de[...]
Article
İbrahi̇m Kaan Özgenci̇l, Auteur ;
Ferdi Akarsu, Auteur ;
Mehmet Mahi̇r Karataş, Auteur ;
Arzu Gürsoy-Ergen, Auteur ;
Fulya Saygili-Yi̇ği̇t, Auteur ;
Muharrem Karakaya, Auteur ;
Meli̇sa Soyluer, Auteur
The Great Bustard Otis tarda is a globally threatened species with populations inhabiting the steppe zones of Turkey. In recent decades, its populations in Turkey have suffered severe declines in range and size. Although the remaining population[...]
Article
Juan C. Alonso, Auteur ;
Carlos Palacín, Auteur
Since 2005, the world population of Great Bustards Otis tarda has decreased at an annual rate of 3.23%. The current world total is estimated at 31,000–36,000 birds, 34% (range 30–38%) less than 16 years ago. The declines have been observed in ni[...]
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Deven Kammerichs-Berke, Auteur ;
Fanter J. Lane, Auteur ;
Frank Juma Ong’ondo, Auteur ;
Edson M. Mlamba, Auteur ;
William T. Bean, Auteur ;
Julie A. Jedlicka, Auteur ;
Peter Njoroge, Auteur ;
Matthew D. Johnson, Auteur
Shade coffee is a well-studied cultivation strategy that creates habitat for tropical birds while also maintaining agricultural yield. Although there is a general consensus that shade coffee is more “bird-friendly” than a sun coffee monoculture,[...]
Article
Janske Van De Crommenacker, Auteur ;
Joanna H. Soares, Auteur ;
Christine S. Larose, Auteur ;
Chris J. Feare, Auteur
Plastic pollution affects marine ecosystems worldwide and poses risks for seabirds. Most recorded impacts on organisms are negative but, in some cases, the constructive use of plastic fragments or objects by birds has also been recorded. Small b[...]
Article
Luke J. Sutton, Auteur ;
Lily-Arison Réné de Roland, Auteur ;
Russell Thorstrom, Auteur ;
Christopher J. W. McClure, Auteur
Accurately demarcating distributions of biological taxa has long been at the core of ecology. Yet our understanding of the factors defining species range limits is incomplete, especially for tropical species in the Global South. Human-driven thr[...]
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Everton B. P. Miranda, Auteur ;
Caio F. Kenup, Auteur ;
Charles A. Munn, Auteur ;
Niki Huizinga, Auteur ;
Nickolas Lormand, Auteur ;
Colleen T. Downs, Auteur
Tourism can be a powerful tool for wildlife conservation if well controlled and responsibly managed. Apex predators constitute particularly attractive subjects for tourism, but simultaneously they may generate conflict with local communities. Ha[...]
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Lola Fernández-Gómez, Auteur ;
Ainara Cortés-Avizanda, Auteur ;
Eneko Arrondo, Auteur ;
Marina García-Alfonso, Auteur ;
Olga Ceballos, Auteur ;
Eugenio Montelio, Auteur ;
Jose A. Donazar, Auteur
It is widely acknowledged that the conservation of vultures, a group of birds threatened worldwide, requires the management of safe, high-quality human subsidies, free of potentially harmful toxic compounds. Additionally, in Europe, the supply o[...]
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José Guerrero-Casado, Auteur ;
Carlos A. Rivas, Auteur ;
Francisco S. Tortosa, Auteur
Olive groves in the Mediterranean basin have undergone a tremendous increase during the last two decades, with most of the new olive groves being planted on arable land. This conversion may affect habitat suitability for steppe birds, which are [...]
