Orange River Francolins (Scleroptila levaillantoides) persist in fragmented Highveld farming landscapes, South Africa

Niekerk, Johann H van

doi:10.1186/s40657-017-0069-2

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“…In addition, birds and specifically ground-living birds in South Africa (e.g. francolin and guineafowl) are able to adapt to agricultural areas that have heterogeneous habitats (Goijman et al ., 2015; van Niekerk, 2017). Ground-living birds are also common hosts for chiggers (Kitaoka et al ., 1972; Kaluz et al ., 2016) and can therefore facilitate the occurrence of chigger species within the agricultural habitat type.…”

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The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna

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AbstractChigger mites (Trombiculidae) are temporary habitat-specific ectoparasites that often occur on rodents. Little ecological data are available on chiggers associated with rodents in South Africa. The study aims were to (1) record the chigger species associated with rodents in the savanna, (2) assess if chigger species display parasitope preference on the rodent body and (3) compare the distribution of chigger species in natural, agricultural and urban habitats. Rodents (n = 314) belonging to eight genera were trapped in the savanna biome during 2014 and 2015. Twelve chigger species, of which five are recently described species, were recorded from 161 rodent hosts. The data include three new country locality records. Microtrombicula mastomyia was the most prevalent species across sampling seasons and habitat types. Significant parasitope preference was recorded for two species, with the ear, face and tail base some of the preferred attachment sites. Sampling season and habitat type had a significant effect on chigger communities with summer and agricultural habitats recording the highest species richness, while the highest species diversity was recorded in natural habitats. The study contributes to our current knowledge regarding rodent-associated chigger diversity and distribution in South Africa and further highlights the importance of environmental characteristics in shaping chigger communities.

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The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna

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“…Land/water management is the second most frequent conservation action in Africa (Fig. 4a), including feral cat control, monitoring of illegal/inappropriate grazing, wetland creation/rehabilitation, alien invasive plant clearing and prescribed burning (Van Niekerk 2017, Addisu & Girma 2019).…”

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A global review identifies agriculture as the main threat to declining grassland birds

Douglas,

Waldinger,

Buckmire

et al. 2023

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Grasslands are globally threatened and their biodiversity, including grassland birds, is declining markedly. To inform grassland bird conservation globally, we systematically reviewed threats and conservation actions for grassland birds, extracting data from 528 papers. Across the 10 primary grassland regions of the globe, agriculture was the most frequently or joint most frequently reported threat in nine regions (reported as a threat in 73% of publications); hunting was the most frequently reported threat in the remaining region. Natural system modifications (reported as a threat in 32% of publications) and climate change and severe weather (24%) were less frequently reported threats compared with agriculture. The types of threat from agriculture varied regionally, but the most pervasive were livestock farming and ranching (reported in 58% of publications where agriculture was a primary threat) and non‐timber cropping (43%). Most agricultural threats relate to intensification, but agricultural abandonment, typically the cessation of grazing, sometimes accompanied by tree planting/succession, poses an emerging threat to some grassland birds (reported in 32% of publications where agriculture was a primary threat). The most frequent conservation actions implemented to date include land/water management and protection, and species‐specific management actions. Authors of reviewed publications in almost all regions recommend more land/water management, followed by calls for further land/water protection. The parlous state of grassland birds globally suggests that existing conservation actions for grasslands are inadequate. Furthermore, our review suggests that these should be primarily targeted at reversing the negative impacts of agriculture, in particular livestock farming and cropping.

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Dynamic occupancy modeling of a cryptic ground-dwelling pheasant species in the Upper Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia

Abrha,

Gedeon,

Podsiadlowski

et al. 2023

Global Ecology and Conservation

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Orange River Francolins (Scleroptila levaillantoides) persist in fragmented Highveld farming landscapes, South Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 16 publications

The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna

The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna

A global review identifies agriculture as the main threat to declining grassland birds

Dynamic occupancy modeling of a cryptic ground-dwelling pheasant species in the Upper Blue Nile Basin in Ethiopia

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