Extreme events are more likely to affect the breeding success of lesser kestrels than average climate change

J Marcelino, JP Silva, J Gameiro, A Silva, FC Rego… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Climate change is predicted to severely impact interactions between prey, predators and
habitats. In Southern Europe, within the Mediterranean climate, herbaceous vegetation …

Adapting conservation efforts to face climate change: modifying nest-site provisioning for lesser kestrels

I Catry, AMA Franco, WJ Sutherland - Biological Conservation, 2011 - Elsevier
Adaptation to climate change has recently become a crucial element on the climate change
policy agenda as it is now recognized that even the most stringent mitigation efforts may not …

Predator abundance in relation to small game management in southern Portugal: conservation implications

P Beja, L Gordinho, L Reino, F Loureiro… - European Journal of …, 2009 - Springer
The interaction between hunting interests and legally protected predators is often a
contentious conservation problem, requiring detailed understanding of predator responses …

Effects of geographical data sampling bias on habitat models of species distributions: a case study with steppe birds in southern Portugal

PJ Leitão, F Moreira, PE Osborne - International Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Habitat models of species distributions provide useful information about species and
biodiversity spatial patterns, which form the basis of many ecological applications and …

Evidence of chytrid‐mediated population declines in common midwife toad in S erra da E strela, P ortugal

GM Rosa, I Anza, PL Moreira, J Conde… - Animal …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The emergence of a novel infectious disease, chytridiomycosis, is now widely recognized as
a major cause of amphibian declines and biodiversity loss across local and global scales …

Patterns in abundance and distribution of juvenile flounder, Platichthys flesus, in Minho estuary (NW Iberian Peninsula)

V Freitas, S Costa-Dias, J Campos, A Bio, P Santos… - Aquatic Ecology, 2009 - Springer
For 2 years, the flatfish community of Minho estuary (Northwest of Iberian Peninsula) was
surveyed monthly with a beam trawl. Flounder, Platichthys flesus, was the most …

The diet of Atlantic Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis atlantis) at an oceanic seabird colony: estimating predatory impact upon breeding petrels

R Matias, P Catry - European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2010 - Springer
The diet and breeding ecology of Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis atlantis) were
studied on Selvagem Grande, North Atlantic in the nesting season of 2007. We collected …

Mosaic-level inference of the impact of land cover changes in agricultural landscapes on biodiversity: a case-study with a threatened grassland bird

F Moreira, JP Silva, B Estanque, JM Palmeirim… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Changes in land use/land cover are a major driver of biodiversity change in the
Mediterranean region. Understanding how animal populations respond to these landscape …

The importance of grazing regime in the provision of breeding habitat for grassland birds: the case of the endangered little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)

N Faria, JE Rabaça, MB Morales - Journal for Nature Conservation, 2012 - Elsevier
In Mediterranean dry grasslands, grazing by domestic animals is an important agricultural
activity on dry grasslands. Several bird species occur in these grazed habitats and are now …

Higher breeding densities of the threatened little bustard Tetrax tetrax occur in larger grassland fields: Implications for conservation

JP Silva, JM Palmeirim, F Moreira - Biological Conservation, 2010 - Elsevier
Previous studies have found that densities of little bustard Tetrax tetrax breeding males tend
to be higher in areas with smaller agricultural fields, presumably due to increased habitat …