A framework for identifying reference wetland conditions in highly altered landscapes

ML Otte, WT Fang, M Jiang - Wetlands, 2021 - Springer
This paper arose from collaboration and discussions over the past years between the
authors about what wetlands should be restored to in landscapes that have been intensively …

Impact of coastal island restoration engineering and subsequent tourism on migratory waterbirds: a 3‐year case from Southern China

J Liu, C Yi, S Tang, W Zhang, K Wen, C Qin… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal engineering poses a significant threat to the survival of migratory waterbirds
worldwide. However, the mechanisms through which engineering affects waterbirds are still …

Using ecosystem services to identify inequitable outcomes in migratory species conservation

CC Chester, AM Lien, J Sundberg… - Conservation …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity conservation efforts have been criticized for generating inequitable socio‐
economic outcomes. These equity challenges are largely analyzed as place‐based …

From separation to incorporation: Development of a unifying framework that integrated bird habitats with public recreation spaces within the wetland park system

Q Liang, J Zhai, C Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ramsar Convention places central emphasis on the protection, restoration, and
utilization of wetlands. Wetland species and their habitat protection is an important …

Effects of ecological protection and restoration on phytoplankton diversity in impounded lakes along the eastern route of China's South-to-North Water Diversion …

X Zhang, G Wang, Z Tan, Y Wang, Q Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional lake phytoplankton diversity studies do not take into account the impact of
ecological protection and restoration project policies. Here, a difference-in-differences (DID) …

Patterns of species diversity in a network of artificial islands

D Chimalakonda, RA Chisholm - Diversity and Distributions, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Artificial island habitats such as human‐made wetlands are emerging novel
ecosystems. Understanding the drivers of diversity in such artificial systems is essential for …

Relative importance of tidal flats and artificial habitats for two spoonbill species and related interspecific differences

T Shimizu, M Senzaki, Y Fujioka, S Seino - Avian Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial/seminatural environments, such as aquacultural ponds, saltpans, and croplands,
have recently been acknowledged as important habitats for coastal waterbirds. Although …

An impact evaluation of conservation investments targeting long‐distance migratory species

CJ Donlan, D Eusse‐González, GM Luque… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated the impact of a philanthropic program investing in the conservation of sites
along the Pacific Americas Flyway, which spans> 16,000 km of coastline and is used by …

Habitat utilization of the Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in the Yancheng National Nature Reserve: relative importance of artificial habitats

P Xu, S Mao, S Zhang, G Bempah… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Coastal wetlands are among the most modified habitats because of the loss and
degradation of tidal flats, resulting in a rapid decline in waterbirds migrating along flyways …

A remote-sensing based investigation on the impacts of canopy height differences on microclimate in a burned forest

S Smith-Tripp - 2021 - open.library.ubc.ca
Forested canopies buffer seedlings from extreme climate conditions, but whether burned
forests maintain this buffering capacity is not well understood. Previously, modeling the …