Identifying new buffer areas for conserving waterbirds in the Mediterranean basin: the importance of the rice fields in Extremadura, Spain

Sánchez‐Guzmán, Juan M.; Morán, Ricardo; Masero, José A.; Corbacho, Casimiro; Borrego, Emilio Costillo; Villegas, Auxiliadora; Santiago‐Quesada, Francisco

doi:10.1007/s10531-006-9018-9

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“…For example, proper forest stand management has increased ephemeral wetland persistence, which resulted in regional increased diversity of amphibian species (Lehtinen et al 1999;Russell et al 2002). Managed habitats such as rice fields have been attributed to persistence of endemic and migratory avifauna in North America, Europe, and Japan (Maeda 2001;Elphick 2004;Sánchez-Guzmán et al 2007;Fujioka et al 2010). In Japan over 30 % of native avian species use rice fields throughout their lifetime (Fujioka et al 2010).…”

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Managed Habitats Increase Occupancy of Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) and May Buffer Impacts from Sea Level Rise

Roach

Barrett

2015

Wetlands

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Global wetland degradation and loss are occurring at a rapid rate, and in the United States over 50 % of wetlands in the lower 48 states have been altered since European settlement. In some cases, wetlands that were historically transformed for agriculture are now managed as wetland habitat. We conducted occupancy surveys for black rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) in managed and unmanaged areas of coastal South Carolina. We modeled landscape and local variables potentially influencing black rail occupancy and we assessed whether these habitat associations indicated vulnerability following expected alterations from sea level rise. Black rails occupied 17 of 344 surveyed sites. Landscape factors had the strongest influence on black rail occupancy. Occupancy was associated with impounded marshes, decreasing distance to forest, and greater proportion of marsh landscape within a 200 m buffer. We mapped parameters from our top model to predict the amount of current and future suitable habitat under various sea level rise scenarios at Bear Island Wildlife Management Area, a black rail hotspot. Suitable habitat decreases in tidal marshes but increases in impounded areas. The current use of impoundments by black rails could represent a new management strategy for mitigating the loss of black rail habitat.

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Managed Habitats Increase Occupancy of Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) and May Buffer Impacts from Sea Level Rise

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Barrett

2015

Wetlands

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“…이 외에도 논습지는 다양한 형태의 먹이 자원을 수조류에게 제공한다 (Stafford et al, 2010). 따라서 점차 줄어드는 자연습지의 대체 기능을 하는 논습지는 수조 류 서식지로서 가치가 더욱 높다 (Fasola and Ruíz, 1996;Elphick, 2000;Maeda, 2001;Czech and Parsons, 2002;Sánchez-Guzmán et al, 2007;Toral and Figuerola, 2010).…”

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Patterns of Waterbirds Abundance and Habitat Use in Rice Fields

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Choi³

et al. 2012

Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture

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“…This conjecture is supported by other studies showing that a small reservoir on the left bank of the Amu-Darya River valley was used as a breeding site and for spring stopovers by wader species (Shemazarov and Turaev, 1998). The use of artificial habitats (e.g., rice fields) by migrating birds is also common in other Palearctic regions (Czech and Parsons, 2002;Sanchez-Guzman et al, 2007;Toral and Figuerola, 2010), although habitat degradation in these places has a negative influence on bird populations (Onmuş and Sıkı, 2013).…”

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A comparison of the structure of 2 waterbird assemblages during postbreeding movements in the arid zone of Uzbekistan

Kasprzykowski¹,

Goławski²,

Mitrus³

et al. 2014

Turk J Zool

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IntroductionRiver systems and marshes attract migratory birds and often become major migratory corridors for many bird species (Berthold, 2001;Tourenq et al., 2001). Natural riverbeds with sandy islands, sandbanks, and muddy banks are ideal habitats for migrating waterbirds (Bocheński et al., 2006). These habitat types play an important role for migrating birds, especially in arid zones of Central Asia. The Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, within the Aral Sea basin, encompass a broad spatial overlap between the East Asian, Central Asian, and Eurasian-African flyways (Iverson et al., 2011). However, the extensive wetland habitats in the Aral Sea basin are under threat as a result of agricultural irrigation, mainly for cotton production, which is leading to ecological impacts on an unparalleled scale (Kreuzberg-Mukhina, 2006a). Furthermore, the climate changes noted in Central Asia additionally aggravate the ecological problems in this region (Kreuzberg-Mukhina, 2006b). It is necessary to coordinate development activities with a comprehensive water policy that includes the use of watersaving technologies and conservation of water resources. When considering regional climate scenarios, the regional hydrological model has shown that the discharge from the Amu-Darya River is expected to decrease over time (Agal'tseva et al., 2011). Large-scale water withdrawals from the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, and the expected climate warming, will have further negative consequences for wetland ecosystems and the migrating status of many bird species (Kreuzberg-Mukhina, 2006b). Therefore, it is important to monitor waterbird populations in the Aral Sea basin and to understand how water withdrawals and climate change may impact future migratory patterns (Kingsford, 2000).Waterbirds represent different guilds and can be used as indicators of environmental change at a variety of spatial and temporal scales (Kushlan, 1993;Paillisson et al., 2002;Mistry et al., 2008;Everard and Noble, 2010). Assemblages of waterbirds are influenced by the hydrological and ecological conditions of catchments, especially in arid zones (Kingsford et al., 2004;Reid et al., 2013). The Aral Sea basin wetlands are considered very important due to their high diversity of inland waterbird species and attractive habitats (Kreuzberg-Mukhina, 2006a;Williamson et al., 2013). Recent studies have focused attention on Abstract: Natural riverbeds in arid regions of Central Asia play an important role in waterbird migration. However, agricultural irrigation in the Aral Sea basin, in combination with climate change, is leading to wetland habitat loss. In this study, we consider the importance of the 2 largest river systems in this region during postbreeding movements and compare waterbird assemblages in relation to habitat parameters between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers. In the second half of August 2011, we counted waterbirds along 125 and 106 km of the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers, respectively. Both rivers showed a high similarity of richness indices. Analy...

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Identifying new buffer areas for conserving waterbirds in the Mediterranean basin: the importance of the rice fields in Extremadura, Spain

Cited by 63 publications

References 22 publications

Managed Habitats Increase Occupancy of Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) and May Buffer Impacts from Sea Level Rise

Managed Habitats Increase Occupancy of Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis) and May Buffer Impacts from Sea Level Rise

Patterns of Waterbirds Abundance and Habitat Use in Rice Fields

A comparison of the structure of 2 waterbird assemblages during postbreeding movements in the arid zone of Uzbekistan

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