Temperate grasslands have suffered disproportionally from conversion to cropland,
degradation and fragmentation. A large proportion of the world's remaining near-natural …

Common reed (Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud.) is a highly productive wetland
plant and a potentially valuable source of renewable biomass worldwide. There is more than …

Worldwide populations of shorebirds are declining, associated with a complex interplay of
climate change, predation, human disturbance and habitat degradation. Comprehensive …

Waterfowl in the genera Anas and Tadorna are suspected as vectors in the long‐distance
transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1. The former Soviet Republics of …

Wuliangsuhai wetland is one of the representative wetlands in arid—semiarid region. It is
also a key breeding site as well as a stepping site for both East Asia—Australasia Flyway …

The population of the Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni has declined
significantly during the course of the 20th century, resulting in a classification as 'Near …

Observations of geese abundance and migration in Central Siberia are especially relevant
for international scientists due to the lack of objective data on this topic in English literature …

Population size estimates of waders, gulls and terns passing through or breeding in Central
Asia are very scarce, although highly important for global flyway population estimates as …

The Eurasian (Pontian) steppes stretch from Ukraine to the Altai Mountains in Southern
Siberia. They are characterised by a distinct latitudinal zonation: from north to south, belts of …

ABSTRACT Capsule Surveys of the White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala at key
breeding and staging sites in Kazakhstan suggest a positive trend for the migratory Eastern …