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Bird ringing and nest recording in Britain and Ireland in 2021
Author: Walker, R.H., Robinson, R.A., Barimore, C.J., Blackburn, J.R., Barber, L.J., Bugg, N.R., McCambridge, H.E., Grantham, M.J., Griffin, B.M., Leighton, K. & Schäfer, S.
Published: 2024
02.01.24
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A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2024
Author: Sutherland, W.J. Bennett, C., Brotherton, P.N.M., Butchart, S.H.M., Butterworth, H.M., Clarke, S.J., Esmail, N., Fleischman, E., Gaston, K.J., Herbert-Read, J.E., Hughes, A., Kaartokallio, H., Le Roux, X., Lickorish, F.A., Newport, S., Palardy, J.E., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Peck, L.S., Pettorelli, N., Primack, R.B., Primack. W.E., Schloss, I.R., Spalding, M.D., ten Brink, D., Tew, E., Timoshyna, A., Tubbs, N., Watson, J.E.M., Wentworth, J.E., Wilson, J.D. & Thornton, A.
Published: 2024
01.01.24
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Seabird abundances projected to decline in response to climate change in Britain and Ireland
Author: Davies, J.G., Humphreys, E.M., Evans, T., Howells, R., O’Hara-Murray, R. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2023
Britain and Ireland support globally-important numbers of breeding seabirds, but these populations are under pressure from a suite of threats, including marine pollution, habitat loss, overfishing and highly pathogenic avian influenza. Climate change introduces additional threats, the magnitude of which is uncertain in the future, making it difficult to plan how to apportion conservation efforts between seabird species. Predicting how species’ numbers could change under different climate change scenarios helps clarify their future vulnerability to extinction, and thus assists in conservation planning.
05.12.23
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Contrasting habitat use between and within Bar-tailed Godwit and Curlew wintering on the Wash, England
Author: Pell, R.J., Clark, J.A. & Robinson, R.A.
Published: 2023
Ongoing declines have been reported for many of our wader species, and there is an urgent need to both understand the reasons for these declines and assess the effectiveness of any associated conservation action.
01.12.23
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A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for species with imperfect moult data.
Author: Boersch-Supan, P.H., Lee, A.T.K & Oschadleus, H.D.
Published: 2023
It is important for birds to maintain their plumage in good condition, something that is facilitated by the periodic moulting of their feathers. However, moulting feathers is energetically costly and can also compromise an individual’s ability to forage and avoid predators. Because of this, the timing of feather moult needs to be balanced against the demands imposed by other key events, such as breeding and migration.
31.10.23
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