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 …

Waterbird responses to experimental drawdown: implications for the multispecies management of wetland mosaics

OW Taft, MA Colwell, CR Isola… - Journal of Applied …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The loss and human modification of wetlands world‐wide underscores the
importance of efficient management. For wetlands that provide habitats for non‐breeding …

Whole‐community facilitation by beaver: ecosystem engineer increases waterbird diversity

P Nummi, S Holopainen - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands are rich in biodiversity, but globally threatened. After a long period of regional
extirpation, beavers have recently returned to many European areas and are now restoring …

Habitat requirements of passerines and reedbed management in southern France

B Poulin, G Lefebvre, A Mauchamp - Biological conservation, 2002 - Elsevier
Reedbeds have high conservation value in Europe. In southern France, they are the major
breeding habitat of five passerine species. Yet, habitat management is done primarily by …

Perspectives on wastewater treatment wetlands and waterbird conservation

CG Murray, AJ Hamilton - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
With the global loss of natural wetlands, waterbirds have become increasingly dependent on
alternative and artificial habitats, but the use of such wetlands by waterbirds is typically …

Invertebrate response to moist‐soil management of playa wetlands

JT Anderson, LM Smith - Ecological Applications, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Moist‐soil management is a wetland management technique commonly used to increase
seed production for migratory birds. However, the responses of invertebrates to moist‐soil …

Shorebird use of South Carolina managed and natural coastal wetlands

LM Weber, SM Haig - The Journal of Wildlife Management, 1996 - JSTOR
While many migrating and wintering shorebird (Charadriiformes) species face declines in
quality and quantity of natural stopover sites, diked wetlands managed for shorebirds may …

Benthic invertebrates at foraging locations of nine waterbird species in managed wetlands of the northern San Joaquin Valley, California

RJ Safran, CR Isola, MA Colwell, OE Williams - Wetlands, 1997 - Springer
The ecologies of waterbirds are closely tied to the distribution and abundance of food
resources. For many species of waterfowl and shorebirds, benthic invertebrates (especially …

Natural versus artificial-wetlands and their waterbirds in Sri Lanka

MG Bellio, RT Kingsford, SW Kotagama - Biological Conservation, 2009 - Elsevier
As natural wetlands have disappeared around the world, artificial wetlands have increased.
We found interesting differences in waterbird communities of two natural (Bundala Ramsar …

Waterbird use of artificial wetlands in an Australian urban landscape

CG Murray, S Kasel, RH Loyn, G Hepworth… - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
With the loss of natural wetlands, artificial wetlands are becoming increasingly important as
habitat for waterbirds. We investigated the relationships between waterbirds and various …