Managing wetland habitats for waterbirds: an international perspective

Z Ma, Y Cai, B Li, J Chen - Wetlands, 2010 - Springer
The loss and degradation of wetlands worldwide has adversely affected waterbirds, which
depend on wetland habitats. Many studies have indicated that effectively managed wetlands …

Study on habitat suitability and environmental variable thresholds of rare waterbirds

C Wang, H Liu, Y Li, B Dong, C Qiu, J Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The conservation level of rare waterbirds reflects the quality of the regional ecological
environment and wetlands, and suitable habitat patches and good environmental conditions …

Continental impacts of water development on waterbirds, contrasting two Australian river basins: Global implications for sustainable water use

RT Kingsford, G Bino, JL Porter - Global change biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The world's freshwater biotas are declining in diversity, range and abundance, more than in
other realms, with human appropriation of water. Despite considerable data on the …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the effect of habitat function change on waterbird diversity and guilds in Yancheng coastal wetlands based on structure–function coupling

C Wang, G Wang, L Dai, H Liu, Y Li, C Qiu, Y Zhou… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, due to human activities and global climate change, the number and area of
waterbird habitats in Yancheng coastal wetlands, a newly established world natural heritage …

Bird diversity and waterbird habitat preferences in relation to wetland restoration at Dianchi Lake, south-west China

K Luo, Z Wu, H Bai, Z Wang - Avian Research, 2019 - Springer
Background Restoration projects have been implemented worldwide to mitigate the adverse
effects of the loss and degradation of wetland habitats. Much research has been carried out …

Movements, home-range size and habitat selection of mallards during autumn migration

D Bengtsson, A Avril, G Gunnarsson, J Elmberg… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) is a focal species in game management, epidemiology
and ornithology, but comparably little research has focused on the ecology of the migration …

Wintering waterbirds in a large river floodplain: Hydrological connectivity is the key for reconciling development and conservation

S Xia, Y Liu, Y Wang, B Chen, Y Jia, G Liu, X Yu… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
An alteration in the hydrological connectivity reduces the synergistic processes and
interactions between rivers and their floodplains, and changes the distribution of waterbirds …

Can wetlands maintained for human use also help conserve biodiversity? Landscape-scale patterns of bird use of wetlands in an agricultural landscape in north India

KSG Sundar, S Kittur - Biological conservation, 2013 - Elsevier
Wetlands in tropical agricultural landscapes are maintained largely by local institutions
explicitly for human use, which is assumed to deter biodiversity. Conservation efforts have …

Effects of local and landscape-scale habitat variables on abundance and reproductive success of wetland birds

DC Tozer, E Nol, KF Abraham - Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2010 - Springer
Both local and landscape-scale habitat variables influence the abundance of wetland
breeding birds. Few studies, however, simultaneously assess the effects of habitat variables …

Normalized difference vegetation index dynamic and spatiotemporal distribution of migratory birds in the Poyang Lake wetland, China

X Wu, M Lv, Z Jin, R Michishita, J Chen, H Tian, X Tu… - Ecological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Spatiotemporal distribution of migratory birds in relation to phenological changes in wetland
vegetation is significant in studying various ecological issues. In this study, SPOT-VGT …