Migration in butterflies: a global overview

S Chowdhury, RA Fuller, H Dingle… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Insect populations including butterflies are declining worldwide, and they are becoming an
urgent conservation priority in many regions. Understanding which butterfly species migrate …

An emerging coastal wetland management dilemma between mangrove expansion and shorebird conservation

CY Choi, H Xiao, M Jia, MV Jackson… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal wetlands around the world have been degraded by human activities. Global
declines in the extent of important coastal wetlands, including mangroves, salt marshes, and …

Trade-offs of landscape connectivity between regional and interregional ecological security patterns in a junction area of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

M Liu, J Peng, J Dong, H Jiang, D Xu, J Meersmans - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Highly urbanized areas are confronted with insufficient space for regional ecological
conservation. Therefore, the implementation of ecological conservation has shifted from …

Deforestation within breeding ranges may still drive population trends of migratory forest birds in the East Asian Flyway

JCJ Ko, AY Chang, RS Lin, PF Lee - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The East Asian Flyway (EAF) is the most species diverse of global flyways, with
deforestation in its migratory landbird's non-breeding range suspected to be the main driver …

Predicting resilience of migratory birds to environmental change

S Lisovski, BJ Hoye, JR Conklin… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The pace and scale of environmental change represent major challenges to many
organisms. Animals that move long distances, such as migratory birds, are especially …

A network approach to prioritize conservation efforts for migratory birds

Y Xu, Y Si, J Takekawa, Q Liu, HHT Prins… - Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat loss can trigger migration network collapse by isolating migratory bird breeding
grounds from nonbreeding grounds. Theoretically, habitat loss can have vastly different …

Heavy metal exposure to a migratory waterfowl, Northern Pintail (Anas acuta), in two peri-urban wetlands

A Mukherjee, S Pal, P Das… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the heavy metal exposure risk model was employed to assess the exposure
risk to a predominantly herbivore waterfowl, Northern Pintail, wintering in two wetland …

Mapping oysters on the Pacific coast of North America: A coast-wide collaboration to inform enhanced conservation

A Kornbluth, BD Perog, S Crippen, D Zacherl… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
To conserve coastal foundation species, it is essential to understand patterns of distribution
and abundance and how they change over time. We synthesized oyster distribution data …

Mapping wader biodiversity along the East Asian—Australasian flyway

J Li, AC Hughes, D Dudgeon - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background and goal The study is conducted to facilitate conservation of migratory wader
species along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, particularly to 1) Identify hotspots of …

Identifying critical migratory bottlenecks and high‐use areas for an endangered migratory soaring bird across three continents

ER Buechley, S Oppel, WS Beatty… - Journal of Avian …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Migrant birds face a number of threats throughout their annual cycle, including persecution,
collision with energy infrastructure, and habitat and climate change. A key challenge for the …