Estimating abundance and population size is essential for many ecological and
conservation studies of parrots. Achieving these goals requires methods that yield reliable …

Examination of population trends for raptors is a research priority, especially given recent
concern for their conservation status. Road counts—in which raptors are counted from a …

Despite its importance for ecosystem and human health, the cleaning service provided by
scavenging birds is frequently disregarded. We evaluated this ecosystem service provided …

Parrots stand out among birds because of their poor conservation status and the lack of
available information on their population sizes and trends. Estimating parrot abundance is …

Scavenging is widespread among vertebrates, being very important for maintaining certain
ecosystem functions. Despite this, the scavenger communities remain poorly known in some …

Understanding population changes across long time scales and at fine spatiotemporal
resolutions is important for confronting a broad suite of conservation challenges. However …

A major challenge in statistical ecology consists of integrating knowledge from different data
sets to produce robust ecological indicators. To estimate species distribution, occupancy …

Niche partitioning reduces interspecific competition, facilitating coexistence. In urban
ecosystems, however, habitat loss reduces species' ability to spatially partition activity …

Aphanius furcatus-known as scaleless tooth-carp-is a unique species of the genus
Aphanius, endemic to the drainage of the Hormuzgan, Persian Gulf Basin in southern Iran …

The assessment of the conservation status of a species is the first step to prevent local
extinction and to plan appropriate, effective and scientifically sound conservation actions …