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 …

Wetland ecosystems are vital for maintaining global biodiversity, as they provide important
stopover sites for many species of migrating wetland‐associated birds. However, because …

Quantifying habitat quality is dependent on measuring a site's relative contribution to
population growth rate. This is challenging for studies of waterbirds, whose high mobility can …

Multi-scale habitat selection modeling (HSM) has garnered attention due to its ability to
incorporate scale dependence of species. The key of multi-scale HSM is to select the …

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 …

East Asian migratory waterfowl have greatly declined since the 1950s, especially the
populations that winter in China. Conservation is severely hampered by the lack of primary …

Context Migratory species' resilience to landscape changes depends on spatial patterns of
habitat degradation in relation to their migratory movements, such as the distance between …

Halting and reversing biodiversity loss is a grand challenge in the Anthropocene, which
suggests an urgent need to effectively protect key areas that support species sustainability …