|
|
|
|
|
Adrien Michez, Stéphane Broset and Philippe Lejeune
In the context of global biodiversity loss, wildlife population monitoring is a major challenge. Some innovative techniques such as the use of drones?also called unmanned aerial vehicle/system (UAV/UAS)?offer promising opportunities. The potential of UAS...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
P.H.S.P Chandrasiri,W.D.S.C. Dharmarathne,W.A.D Mahaulpatha
Diversity and distribution of avifauna was studied at the tropical montane cloud forests of Horton Plains National Park, situated in the highland plateau of the Nuwara Eliya district from September 2015 to May 2016. Three main habitats were identified; c...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Catherine A. Lindell, Melissa B. Hannay and Benjamin C. Hawes
Bird damage to fruit is a long-standing challenge for growers that imposes significant costs because of yield losses and grower efforts to manage birds. We measured bird damage in ‘Bluecrop’ blueberry fields and Pinot noir vineyards in 2012&n...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claudia Canedoli, Valerio Orioli, Emilio Padoa-Schioppa, Luciano Bani and Olivia Dondina
Urban and peri-urban forests determine different habitat services for biodiversity according to their characteristics. In this study, we relate ecological characteristics of urban and peri-urban forests to forest bird species richness and we assess wheth...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ana Sofía Nanni and Héctor Ricardo Grau
Areas of land abandonment and agriculture expansion usually differ in location and associated environmental characteristics; thus, land-use redistribution affects the provision of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. In a subtropical region ...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jessica E. Lavabre,Daniel García
Pág. e040
Aim of the study: Seed dispersal is a crucial process in tree population dynamics. In the case of yew, Taxus baccata L., seeds are dispersed by birds and mammals in a non-random, microhabitat-dependent way, a pattern constraining population renewal and e...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roberto A. Moreno-García,Ricardo Zamora,Miguel A. Herrera
Pág. 216 - 224
Aim of study: Our objective was to find habitat associations at a microhabitat level for two endemic birds in a Chilean temperate forest (biodiversity ?hotspots?), in order to integrate biodiversity into forest planning.Area of study: Nahuelbuta Range, C...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moises Pescador,Salvador Peris
Pág. 403 - 410
Aim of the study: The objective is to assess the influences of the tree stand age and other forestry management practices on species richness, composition, and distribution of the Patagonian pine plantation bird assemblages. Area of Study: The work was c...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subhro Mitra, Achintya N. Bezbaruah
Pág. 15 - 28
Deepor Beel is one of the most important wetlands in the Brahmaputra Valley of lower Assam in India and is representative of the wetlands found within the Burma Monsoon Forest biogeography region. Deepor Beel is a Wetland of International Importance unde...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayuri R Wijesinghe,V. R. de Silva
This paper assesses the potential of forest plantations in Sri Lanka consisting of teak, mahoganyand two species of eucalyptus, to facilitate the conservation of biodiversity using two taxonomic groups,the plants and birds. Their diversity in plantations...
ver más
|
|
|
|
|
|