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View article: Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits
Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits Open
Black‐tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa clutches have been collected for headstarting, a captive rearing intervention where eggs are taken from the wild and artificially incubated, and chicks are reared in captivity to fledging, before be…
View article: Fox on the Run—Cheaper Camera Traps Fail to Detect Fast‐Moving Mesopredators
Fox on the Run—Cheaper Camera Traps Fail to Detect Fast‐Moving Mesopredators Open
Camera trapping for detecting wildlife is increasingly used as a primary method of non‐invasive wildlife monitoring. Yet understanding among researchers and conservationists on how camera trap make, and model affect detection rates is limi…
View article: Site‐level connectivity identified from multiple sources of movement data to inform conservation of a migratory bird
Site‐level connectivity identified from multiple sources of movement data to inform conservation of a migratory bird Open
Migratory birds depend on a suite of sites across their annual cycles, making them vulnerable to a wide variety of anthropogenic pressures. Current area‐based conservation measures have been found inadequate to safeguard migratory birds, i…
View article: Headstarting boosts population of a threatened wader, the black‐tailed godwit
Headstarting boosts population of a threatened wader, the black‐tailed godwit Open
Measures to boost populations can help ensure population persistence in the short‐term while longer‐term conservation interventions take effect. Headstarting, involving the collection of wild early life‐stage individuals, rearing in captiv…
View article: Advances in Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa conservation research over the last 15 years: What have we learned and what do we need to know?
Advances in Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa conservation research over the last 15 years: What have we learned and what do we need to know? Open
The Western European breeding population of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa is declining alarmingly. The International Wader Study Group held a workshop in 2007 to identify the likely causes for this decline and generate a resear…
View article: Illegal killing associated with gamebird management accounts for up to three-quarters of annual mortality in Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus
Illegal killing associated with gamebird management accounts for up to three-quarters of annual mortality in Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus Open
Predators are frequently victims of wildlife crime due to conflicts with human interests. Where predators are protected, killing may occur covertly and novel methods, including satellite tracking, are often required to assess population co…
View article: Varying response of breeding waders to experimental manipulation of their habitat and predators
Varying response of breeding waders to experimental manipulation of their habitat and predators Open
Many ground-nesting bird species including waders are of conservation concern across Europe. Population declines of Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata (hereafter Curlew), a globally Near-threatened wader, exemplify this and are driven by low…
View article: Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (<i>Numenius arquata</i>) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape
Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (<i>Numenius arquata</i>) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape Open
Targeted management actions to boost key demographic rates can help to restore rare and localized populations but are increasingly required to stabilize or reverse declines of formerly common and widespread species. Many breeding wader pop…
View article: Do ditch‐side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground‐nesting waders?
Do ditch‐side electric fences improve the breeding productivity of ground‐nesting waders? Open
Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation on eggs and chicks is a major determinant of population decline in ground‐nesting birds, including waders. For many populations, there is an urgent need to maintain breeding populatio…
View article: Experimental diversionary feeding of red kites Milvus milvus reduces chick predation and enhances breeding productivity of northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus
Experimental diversionary feeding of red kites Milvus milvus reduces chick predation and enhances breeding productivity of northern lapwings Vanellus vanellus Open
For ground-nesting and colonial bird species, predation of eggs and chicks can exert a strong negative effect on population growth and recovery. For declining populations of waders breeding on lowland wet grassland predation management too…
View article: Effects of experimental land management on habitat use by Eurasian Stone‐curlews
Effects of experimental land management on habitat use by Eurasian Stone‐curlews Open
Effective conservation is often informed by focal species studies to identify beneficial land management interventions. For nocturnal or cryptic species, quantifying habitat use across individually marked animals can allow unbiased assessm…
View article: Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity
Experimental evidence that novel land management interventions inspired by history enhance biodiversity Open
To address biodiversity declines within semi‐natural habitats, land management must cater for diverse taxonomic groups. Integrating our understanding of the ecological requirements of priority (rare, scarce or threatened) species through ‘…
View article: Are agri‐environment schemes successful in delivering conservation grazing management on saltmarsh?
Are agri‐environment schemes successful in delivering conservation grazing management on saltmarsh? Open
Grasslands occur around the globe and, in temperate regions, their natural management by fire, drought and wild herbivores has largely been replaced by grazing with domestic livestock. Successful management for agriculture is not always su…
View article: Foxes, voles, and waders: drivers of predator activity in wet grassland landscapes
Foxes, voles, and waders: drivers of predator activity in wet grassland landscapes Open
Impacts of generalist predators on declining prey populations are a major conservation issue, but management of this situation is constrained by limited knowledge of the factors influencing predator distribution and activity. In many decli…
View article: Experimental evidence that ground‐disturbance benefits Woodlark <i>Lullula arborea</i>
Experimental evidence that ground‐disturbance benefits Woodlark <i>Lullula arborea</i> Open
To determine whether ground‐disturbance increased Woodlark Lullula arborea abundance, we examined responses over 3 years to four treatments varying in establishment method (shallow‐ or deep‐cultivated) and complexity (homogeneous or ‘compl…
View article: Nest trampling and ground nesting birds: Quantifying temporal and spatial overlap between cattle activity and breeding redshank
Nest trampling and ground nesting birds: Quantifying temporal and spatial overlap between cattle activity and breeding redshank Open
Conservation grazing for breeding birds needs to balance the positive effects on vegetation structure and negative effects of nest trampling. In the UK , populations of Common redshank Tringa totanus breeding on saltmarshes declined by >50…
View article: Landscape effects on nest site selection and nest success of Northern Lapwing <i>Vanellus vanellus</i> in lowland wet grasslands
Landscape effects on nest site selection and nest success of Northern Lapwing <i>Vanellus vanellus</i> in lowland wet grasslands Open
Capsule: Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus avoid nesting close to small woodland patches but nest predation rates do not vary with distance to woodland patches, either because risky areas are avoided or perceived nest predation risk does …
View article: Scenarios of habitat management options to reduce predator impacts on nesting waders
Scenarios of habitat management options to reduce predator impacts on nesting waders Open
Summary Wetland ecosystems throughout the world are threatened by drainage and intensification of agriculture. Consequently, many wetland species of conservation concern are now restricted to fewer and smaller sites, and maintaining these …
View article: The influence of landscape features on nest predation rates of grassland‐breeding waders
The influence of landscape features on nest predation rates of grassland‐breeding waders Open
In Europe, lowland wet grasslands have become increasingly fragmented, and populations of waders in these fragments are subject to unsustainably high levels of nest predation. Patches of taller vegetation in these landscapes can support sm…
View article: Phenotype-limited distributions: short-billed birds move away during times that prey bury deeply
Phenotype-limited distributions: short-billed birds move away during times that prey bury deeply Open
In our seasonal world, animals face a variety of environmental conditions in the course of the year. To cope with such seasonality, animals may be phenotypically flexible, but some phenotypic traits are fixed. If fixed phenotypic traits ar…