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Leakage of plastics and other debris from landfills to a highly protected lake by wintering gulls
Author: Martín Vélez, V., Cano-Povedano, J., Cañuelo-Jurado, B., López-Calderón, C., Céspedes, V., Ros, M., Sánchez, M.I., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Müller, W., Thaxter, C.B., Camphuysen, C.J., Cózar & Green, A.J.
Published: 2024
Accumulation of plastic and waste contamination in the natural environment is a growing problem, but little is known of the role animals play in transporting plastics (a process known as ‘biovectoring’) particularly to inland waters and habitats. This study used diet sampling, population monitoring and GPS tracking data of Lesser Black-backed Gulls to monitor the transport of plastics and anthropogenic debris from landfills to an inland reservoir in Spain.
01.04.24
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The benefits of protected areas for bird population trends may depend on their condition
Author: Brighton, C.H., Massimino, D., Boersch-Supan, P., Barnes, A.E., Martay, B., Bowler, D.E., Hoskins, H.M.J. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W.
Published: 2024
BTO-led research highlights the importance of the quality of protected areas in their effectiveness.
28.03.24
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules
Author: van Bemmelen, R., Moe, B., Schekkerman, H., Hanssen, S.A., Snell, K., Humphreys, L., Mäntylä, E., Hallgrimsson, G.T., Gilg, O., Ehrich, D., Calladine, J., Hammer, S., Harris, S., Lang, J., Vignisson, S., Kolbeinsson, Y., Kimmo, N., Sillanpää, M., Sittler, B., Sokolov, A., Klaassen, R., Phillips, R. & Tulp, I.
Published: 2024
22.03.24
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Recurrence, fidelity and proximity to previously visited sites throughout the annual cycle in a trans-Saharan migrant, the Common Cuckoo
Author: Bonaldi, C., Vardanis, Y., Willemoes, M., Hewson, C.M., Atkinson, P.W., Nilsson, J-Å., Klaassen, R.H.G., Strandberg, R., Tøttrup, A.P., Howey, P.W., Alerstam, T. & Thorup, K.
Published: 2024
Satellite-tracked male Cuckoos show higher fidelity to sites used during the breeding season than to sites used at other times of the year.
20.03.24
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Atlantic populations of a declining oceanic seabird have complex migrations and weak migratory connectivity to staging areas
Author: O'Hanlon, N.J., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Snell, K.R.S., Conway, G.J, Thaxter, C.B., Aiton, H., Aiton, D., Balmer, D.E., Are Hanssen, S., Calladine, J.R., Hammer, S., Harris, S.J., Moe, B., Schekkerman, H., Tulp, I. & Humphreys, E.M.
Published: 2024
Tracking the long-distance migrations of Arctic Skuas from their north-east Atlantic breeding grounds revealed complex migration strategies, with mixing of individuals from different populations at important staging areas before the birds reached their southern wintering grounds.
07.03.24
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