An estimated 17% of migratory bird species are threatened or near threatened with
extinction. This represents an enormous potential loss of biodiversity and cost to human …

Hydrological condition is one of the most important factors affecting the abundance and
distribution of waterbirds in large freshwater floodplains, as it influences their habitat and …

Migratory birds rely on a habitat network along their migration routes by temporarily
occupying stopover sites between breeding and non‐breeding grounds. Removal or …

Habitat loss can trigger migration network collapse by isolating migratory bird breeding
grounds from nonbreeding grounds. Theoretically, habitat loss can have vastly different …

Abstract The Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus), a critically endangered species, is used
as an indicator species for ecosystem stability because of its sensitivity to the environment …

Birds are vectors of dispersal of propagules of plants and other organisms including
pathogens, as well as nutrients and contaminants. Thus, through their movements they …

Migration phenology plays a critical role in shaping bird life histories. While the spring
migration phenology of birds has been widely studied, our understanding about the …

Global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, and the Post-2020 Global
Biodiversity Framework requires each country to fulfill the conservation targets in biodiversity …

Climate anomalies and increasing human activities cause a high frequency of extreme
hydrological events in wetlands, which has put waterbirds under greater survival pressure …

Phenological responses to climate change frequently vary among trophic levels, which can
result in increasing asynchrony between the peak energy requirements of consumers and …