The distributions of animal populations change and evolve through time. Migratory species
exploit different habitats at different times of the year. Biotic and abiotic features that …

Urbanisation is increasing and it is essential to integrate biodiversity into the spatial
planning of urban areas. This requires deeper understanding of biodiversity patterns in …

Since the first edition was published, a second invasive dreissenid, the quagga mussel, has
become established in the western US and is rapidly spreading. This book provides the first …

A particular aim of avian ecologists, especially those studying waterfowl Anatidae, in the
20th and early 21st centuries has been to elucidate how organisms use habitats and …

Relatively little is known about the full-year dynamics of benthic invertebrates in seasonally-
freezing lakes. In this study, we describe the seasonal variability in benthic invertebrate …

The non-native aquatic fern giant salvinia, Salvinia molesta Mitchell (Salviniaceae), poses a
risk to freshwater ecosystems through limiting light penetration, decreasing submerged …

We examine the long‐term co‐occurrence of long‐tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) and
white‐winged scoters (Melanitta fusca) wintering at the Nantucket Shoals off Massachusetts …

Wide-ranging marine birds rely on multiple habitats for wintering, breeding, and migrating,
and their conservation may be dependent on protecting networks of key areas. Urbanized …

Potential bias in breeding population estimates of certain duck species from the Waterfowl
Breeding Population and Habitat Survey (WBPHS) has been a concern for decades. The …

During 2010 to 2013, waterbird mortality surveillance programs used a shared protocol for
shoreline walking surveys performed June to November at three areas in northern Lake …