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2. The ADnet Bayesian belief network for alder decline: Integrating empirical data and expert knowledge
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Gomes Marques, Inês, Vieites-Blanco, Cristina, Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Segurado, Pedro, Marques, Marlene, Barrento, Maria J., Fernandes, Maria R., Cupertino, Arthur, Almeida, Helena, Biurrun, Idoia, Corcobado, Tamara, Costa e Silva, Filipe, Díez, Julio J., Dufour, Simon, Faria, Carla, Ferreira, Maria T., Ferreira, Verónica, Jansson, Roland, Machado, Helena, Marçais, Benoit, Moreira, Ana C., Oliva, Jonàs, Pielech, Remigiusz, Rodrigues, Ana P., David, Teresa S., Solla, Alejandro, and Jung, Thomas
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- 2024
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3. Historical disconnection from floodplain alters riparian forest composition, tree growth and deadwood amount
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Camarero, J. Julio, Colangelo, Michele, and Rodríguez-Gonzalez, Patricia M.
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- 2023
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4. Growth phenological variations in the narrow-leaved ash (Fraxinus angustifolia) over the Mediterranean region: A simulation study
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Campelo, Filipe, Sánchez-Salguero, Raúl, Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Colangelo, Michele, Sánchez-Miranda, Ángela, Rita, Angelo, Ripullone, Francesco, and Camarero, J. Julio
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- 2022
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5. Wood anatomy and tree growth covary in riparian ash forests along climatic and ecological gradients
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Camarero, J. Julio, Colangelo, Michele, Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Sánchez-Miranda, Ángela, Sánchez-Salguero, Raúl, Campelo, Filipe, Rita, Angelo, and Ripullone, Francesco
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- 2021
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6. Global Overview of Ecosystem Services Provided by Riparian Vegetation
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RIIS, TENNA, KELLY-QUINN, MARY, AGUIAR, RANCISCA C., MANOLAKI, PARASKEVI, BRUNO, DANIEL, BEJARANO, MARÍA D., CLERICI, NICOLA, FERNANDES, MARÍA ROSÁRIO, FRANCO, JOSÉ C., PETTIT, NEIL, PORTELA, ANA P., TAMMEORG, OLGA, TAMMEORG, PRIIT, RODRÍGUEZ-GONZÁLEZ, PATRICIA M., and DUFOUR, SIMON
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- 2020
7. Climate, drought and hydrology drive narrow-leaved ash growth dynamics in southern European riparian forests
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Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Colangelo, Michele, Sánchez-Miranda, Ángela, Sánchez-Salguero, Raúl, Campelo, Filipe, Rita, Angelo, Gomes Marques, Inês, Albuquerque, António, Ripullone, Francesco, and Camarero, J. Julio
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- 2021
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8. Effects of Horseshoe Crab Harvest in Delaware Bay on Red Knots: Are Harvest Restrictions Working?
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Niles, Lawrence J., Bart, Jonathan, Sitters, Humphrey P., Dey, Amanda D., Clark, Kathleen E., Atkinson, Phillip W., Baker, Allan J., Bennett, Karen A., Kalasz, Kevin S., Clark, Nigel A., Clark, Jacquie, Gillings, Simon, Gates, Albert S., González, Patricia M., Hernandez, Daniel E., Minton, Clive D. T., Morrison, R. I. Guy, Porter, Ronald R., Ross, R. Ken, and Veitch, C. Richard
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- 2009
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9. Staging Behavior in Red Knot ( Calidris canutus ) in Delaware Bay: Implications for Monitoring Mass and Population Size
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Gillings, Simon, Atkinson, Philip W., Baker, Allan J., Bennett, Karen A., Clark, Nigel A., Cole, Kimberly B., González, Patricia M., Kalasz, Kevin S., Minton, Clive D. T., Niles, Lawrence J., Porter, Ron C., Serrano, Inês De Lima, Sitters, Humphrey P., and Woods, Jean L.
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- 2009
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10. Effects of migration distance on life history strategies of Western and Semipalmated sandpipers in Perú
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Tavera, Eveling A., Lank, David B., and González, Patricia M.
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- 2016
11. Effects of forest certification on the ecological condition of Mediterranean streams
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Dias, Filipe S., Bugalho, Miguel N., Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Albuquerque, António, and Cerdeira, J. Orestes
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- 2015
12. Multi-year surveillance of selected avian pathogens in the migrant shorebird Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) at its main stopover site in Patagonia, Argentina
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D’Amico, Verónica L., González, Patricia M., Baker, Allan J., Buehler, Deborah M., and Bertellotti, Marcelo
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- 2014
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13. Riparian vegetation research in Mediterranean-climate regions: common patterns, ecological processes, and considerations for management
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Stella, John C., Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Dufour, Simon, and Bendix, Jacob
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- 2013
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14. Bringing the margin to the focus: 10 challenges for riparian vegetation science and management.
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Rodríguez‐González, Patricia M., Abraham, Eleni, Aguiar, Francisca, Andreoli, Andrea, Baležentienė, Ligita, Berisha, Naim, Bernez, Ivan, Bruen, Michael, Bruno, Daniel, Camporeale, Carlo, Čarni, Andraž, Chilikova‐Lubomirova, Mila, Corenblit, Dov, Ćušterevska, Renata, Doody, Tanya, England, Judy, Evette, André, Francis, Robert, Garófano‐Gómez, Virginia, and González del Tánago, Marta
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BOTANY , *VEGETATION management , *RIPARIAN areas , *MANAGEMENT science , *ECOSYSTEM services - Abstract
Riparian zones are the paragon of transitional ecosystems, providing critical habitat and ecosystem services that are especially threatened by global change. Following consultation with experts, 10 key challenges were identified to be addressed for riparian vegetation science and management improvement: (1) Create a distinct scientific community by establishing stronger bridges between disciplines; (2) Make riparian vegetation more visible and appreciated in society and policies; (3) Improve knowledge regarding biodiversity—ecosystem functioning links; (4) Manage spatial scale and context‐based issues; (5) Improve knowledge on social dimensions of riparian vegetation; (6) Anticipate responses to emergent issues and future trajectories; (7) Enhance tools to quantify and prioritize ecosystem services; (8) Improve numerical modeling and simulation tools; (9) Calibrate methods and increase data availability for better indicators and monitoring practices and transferability; and (10) Undertake scientific validation of best management practices. These challenges are discussed and critiqued here, to guide future research into riparian vegetation. This article is categorized under:Water and Life > Nature of Freshwater EcosystemsWater and Life > Stresses and Pressures on EcosystemsWater and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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15. 268 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF A TAILORED HELICOBACTER PYLORI ERADICACION THERAPY BASED ON HIGH-DOSE AMOXICILLIN IN OBESE PATIENTS. A POST-HOC ANALYSIS OF TWO MULTICENTER PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDIES
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Laudanno, Oscar, Riquelme, Arnoldo, Ahumaran, Gabriel, Thome, Marcelo, Gollo, Pablo, and Gonzalez, Patricia M.
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- 2023
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16. Riparian vegetation responses to altered flow regimes driven by climate change in Mediterranean rivers
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Rivaes, Rui, Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Albuquerque, António, Pinheiro, António N., Egger, Gregory, and Ferreira, Maria Teresa
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- 2013
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17. Genetic structure in the nonbreeding range of rufa Red Knots suggests distinct Arctic breeding populations.
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Verkuil, Yvonne I., Tavares, Erika, González, Patricia M., Choffe, Kristen, Haddrath, Oliver, Peck, Mark, Niles, Lawrence J., Baker, Allan J., Piersma, Theunis, and Conklin, Jesse R.
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RED knot (Bird) ,BIRD breeding ,MIGRATORY birds ,GENOTYPES ,BIRD conservation - Abstract
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- 2022
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18. Physiological parameters of a plover during nonbreeding and breeding seasons in Patagonia, Argentina.
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D'Amico, Verónica L., Hevia, Glenda D., Walker, Brian, González, Patricia M., and Bertellotti, Marcelo
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PLOVERS ,ENDANGERED species ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection ,CLIMATE change - Abstract
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- 2022
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19. Early successional vegetation patterns of alluvial deposits following dam removal: a functional approach
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Laslier, Marianne, Ravot, Charlotte, Rodríguez González, Patricia M., Bernez, Ivan, Hubert-Moy, Laurence, Dufour, Simon, Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique UMR 6554 (LETG), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes (IGARUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Biodiversité agroécologie et aménagement du paysage (UMR BAGAP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Ecole supérieure d'Agricultures d'Angers (ESA), Écologie et santé des écosystèmes (ESE), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Centro de Estudos Florestais, Technical University of Lisbon-Instituto Superior de Agronomia, and AESN, Région Bretagne, Rennes métropole
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vegetation successions ,restoration ,riparian vegetation ,functional traits ,grime strategies ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,river management ,dam removal - Abstract
National audience; The early successional vegetation stage is crucial for ecosystem development. A good understanding of this stage is especially important in restoration projects. Fluvial systems, heavily human-modified are now subject to increasing restoration efforts such as dam removal, are notably concerned. This study aims to describe the fine-scale spatial and temporal patterns of the initial phase of colonization in a dam removal context using a functional approach. The study was conducted on the Sélune River (Normandy, France), where two dams, 32 and 16 m high, respectively, are in the process of being removed. We recorded vegetation cover and composition changes during the 2015 growing season on dewatered alluvial deposits at two scales and three dates (March, May and July at site scale, March, June and September at impoundment scale). Grime Strategies and functional traits related to sediment stabilization and colonization capacity were recorded for each species according to databases. Physical drivers were estimated using spatial proxies: the distance to and the relative elevation from the channel, the longitudinal distance of the sampling station to upstream. Results showed at the two scales a rapid terrestrialization of the formerly submerged area. The colonization patterns of plant communities during the growing season exhibit an increase in species richness, a shift from ruderal to competitor species and a sediment stabilization potential notably by herbaceous species. Interestingly, we observed meaningful cover of species with hemirosettes all over the vegetation season. Moreover, pollination was mostly operated by abiotic factors in early season, and by biotic factors in late season. Woody species (Salix atrocinerea Brot and Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn) regeneration was registered in the late growing season. Vegetation patterns were more influenced by abiotic factors in the early growing season than in the late growing season. These results highlight the passive restoration potential of vegetation colonization.
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- 2018
20. Barriers to ecological restoration in Europe: expert perspectives.
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Cortina‐Segarra, Jordi, García‐Sánchez, Ismael, Grace, Miriam, Andrés, Pilar, Baker, Susan, Bullock, Craig, Decleer, Kris, Dicks, Lynn V., Fisher, Judith L., Frouz, Jan, Klimkowska, Agata, Kyriazopoulos, Apostolos P., Moreno‐Mateos, David, Rodríguez‐González, Patricia M., Sarkki, Simo, and Ventocilla, Jorge L.
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RESTORATION ecology ,ENVIRONMENTAL degradation ,TREATIES ,CONFLICT of interests ,BIODIVERSITY - Abstract
Ecological restoration is key to counteracting anthropogenic degradation of biodiversity and to reducing disaster risk. However, there is limited knowledge of barriers hindering the wider implementation of restoration practices, despite high‐level political priority to halt the loss of biodiversity. In Europe, progress on ecological restoration has been slow and insufficient to meet international agreements and comply with European Union Nature Directives. We assessed European restoration experts' perceptions on barriers to restoration in Europe, and their relative importance, through a multiple expert consultation using a Delphi process. We found that experts share a common multi‐dimensional concept of ecological restoration. Experts identified a large number of barriers (33) to the advancement of ecological restoration in Europe. Major barriers pertained to the socio‐economic, not the environmental, domain. The three most important being insufficient funding, conflicting interests among different stakeholders, and low political priority given to restoration. Our results emphasize the need to increase political commitment at all levels, comply with existing nature laws, and optimize the use of financial resources by increasing funds for ecological restoration and eradicate environmentally harmful subsidies. The experts also call for the integration of ecological restoration into land‐use planning and facilitating stakeholders' collaboration. Our study identifies key barriers, discusses ways to overcome the main barriers to ER in Europe, and contributes knowledge to support the implementation of the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, and the EU 2030 Restoration Plan in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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21. Supporting management decision-making in the dam-free Sélune River project (France): useful taxonomic and functional successional patterns
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Ravot, Charlotte, Laslier, Marianne, Müller, Isabelle, Hubert-Moy, Laurence, Dufour, Simon, Rodríguez González, Patricia M., Bernez, Ivan, Biodiversité agroécologie et aménagement du paysage (UMR BAGAP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Ecole supérieure d'Agricultures d'Angers (ESA), Écologie et santé des écosystèmes (ESE), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Littoral, Environnement, Télédétection, Géomatique UMR 6554 (LETG), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université d'Angers (UA)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Géographie et d'Aménagement Régional de l'Université de Nantes (IGARUN), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Centro de Estudos Florestais, and SERIPAGE
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Passive ecological restoration ,Riparian vegetation & communities ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,Functional ecology - Abstract
International audience; The removal of the two hydroelectric Sélune River dams (Normandy, West of France) –36m and 16m high, is expected by 2019 and 2021 respectively. It is a unique European renaturation project freeing an entire coastal river. This study, part of a global scientific program, focuses on 19kms of river stretch (the first disappearing lake’s length). Since 2015, the usual 1m summer tidal range of the Vezins impoundment is not established anymore in order to make sediment management easier during the emptying. Between early 2017 and late summer 2018, the water table has been slowly reduced to conduct these 700 000 m3 sediment flow prevention engineering works. The floodplain progressively goes back to its normal course. Hectares of dewatered muds were rapidly colonized by spontaneous vegetation over the following months. The former lake is slowly being replaced by a river meandering through resurgent fields and wetlands. The 4-year emptying has made a close vegetation change monitoring possible, highlighting how to ecologically restore the valley. This 2015 to 2018 survey is based on spatial (lateral and longitudinal variations) and temporal (intra- and inter-annual shifts) observations of riparian vegetation communities. The aim is to predict the vegetation’s ability to passively and ecologically restore the riparian area of the new Sélune River. It focuses on three axis: i) the temporal dynamics of the colonizing species, ii) the influence of environmental variables in spatially structuring communities, and iii) the functional successional patterns of the process. Species traits related to colonization and sediment stabilization potentials within the habitat mosaic are treated. We discuss how management decisions related to the ecological restoration of the valley could be supported by the community ecology and trait data obtained. Finally, we suggest prioritizing passive restoration issues according to the functions assigned in this new valley.
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- 2018
22. Annual occurrence of Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa at Punta Rasa, Samborombón Bay, Argentina, over a 30-year period (1985–2014)
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Martínez Curci, Natalia Soledad, Bremer, Esteban, Azpiroz, Adrián B., Battaglia, Gabriel E., Salerno, Javier C., Isacch, Juan Pablo, González, Patricia M., Castresana, Gabriel J., and Rojas, Pablo
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Ciencias Biológicas ,PUNTA RASA ,Otras Ciencias Biológicas ,SOUTH AMERICA ,CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA ,OVER-SUMMERING ,CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS ,RED KNOT - Abstract
From 1985 to 2014, we monitored numbers of Red Knots Calidris canutus of the subspecies rufa occurring at Punta Rasa, Samborombón Bay, Buenos Aires province, Argentina during northward migration (March to April), and in the austral winter (mid-May to mid-August), when some knots, mainly immatures, remain in South America during the breeding season. Numbers occurring during northward migration declined over the monitoring period from a peak of 3,640 in 1987 to 168 in 2014. This is consistent with the concurrent decline of the main Tierra del Fuego wintering population (though the percentage of the Tierra del Fuego population stopping at Punta Rasa also declined from 5.4% to 1.3%). Numbers occurring at Punta Rasa during the austral winter have also declined, but not to the same extent and for the past decade more have been counted during the austral winter than during northward migration. Among those seen at Punta Rasa during the Arctic breeding season have been some with large amounts of rufous breeding plumage. The percentage of such birds has increased from 10–15% in 1987 to 19–54% during 2011–2014. Moreover, observations of individually marked birds show that some of those showing breeding plumage are mature adults, at least 3–7 years old. Conservation actions are required to manage Punta Rasa for the small but important numbers of Red Knots that occur there. Further research is needed to determine why some mature adults do not go to their Arctic breeding grounds and thereby fail to contribute to reproduction. Fil: Martínez Curci, Natalia Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina Fil: Bremer, Esteban. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina; Argentina Fil: Azpiroz, Adrián B.. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas "Clemente Estable"; Uruguay Fil: Battaglia, Gabriel E.. Municipalidad del partido de La Costa; Argentina Fil: Salerno, Javier C.. Municipalidad del partido de La Costa; Argentina Fil: Isacch, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencia Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina Fil: González, Patricia M.. Fundación Inalafquen; Argentina Fil: Castresana, Gabriel J.. Reserva Natural Bahía Samborombón; Argentina Fil: Rojas, Pablo. Reserva Natural Bahía Samborombón; Argentina
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23. Tu1097 PREOPERATIVE UPPER ENDOSCOPY IN ASYMPTOMATIC OBESE PATIENTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY: IS IT MANDATORY?
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Laudanno, Oscar, Thome, Marcelo, Ahumaran, Gabriel, Gollo, Pablo, Gonzalez, Patricia M., and Mastruzzo, Maria
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- 2019
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24. Birds from the endangered Monte, the steppes and coastal biomes of the province of Río Negro, northern Patagonia, Argentina
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Llanos, Fabián A., Failla, Mauricio, García, Gustavo J., Giovine, Pablo M., Carbajal, Mirta, González, Patricia M., Paz Barreto, Daniel, Quillfeldt, Petra, Masello, Juan F., and Justus Liebig University Giessen
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ddc:570 - Abstract
The main ecosystem in northern Patagonia, Argentina, is the Monte, a semi-desert scrubland home to a high biodiversity. Monte is the most endangered ecosystem of southern South America, with an annual rate of clearance of the native vegetation estimated at 3.7%. Here we report the results of bird surveys carried out in the province of Río Negro, northern Patagonia. We surveyed four localities mostly dominated by the Monte ecosystem, between 1986 and 2010. Three localities are Important Bird Areas (IBAs): El Cóndor, San Antonio Oeste and Meseta de Somuncurá. The fourth locality is the Paso Córdoba nature reserve. We recorded a total of 263 bird species. The highest species richness was observed at San Antonio Oeste, followed by El Cóndor. Information regarding the period of occurrence and habitats are provided for all species and localities. Additionally, we indicated the cases in which breeding behavior was observed. This information is urgently needed for the evaluation of the consequences of habitat destruction and deterioration as well as for the success of intended remediation measures.
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- 2011
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25. Assessment of the wintering area of Red Knots in Maranhão, northern Brazil, in February 2005
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Baker,Allan J., González, Patricia M., Serrano, Ines L., Júnior, Wallace R. T., Efe, Marcio A., Rice, Susan, D'amico, Veronica Laura, Rocha, Marcia C., and Echave, María Eugenia
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Ciencias Biológicas ,MARANHÃO WETLANDS ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https] ,POPULATION DYNAMICS ,CONSERVATION ,CALIDRIS CANUTUS RUFA ,Ecología ,BRAZIL ,purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 [https] ,CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS ,RED KNOT - Abstract
To assess population size and the conservation status of the Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa population in Maranhão, N Brazil, an aerial census and field studies were conducted in February 2005. The aerial count showed a population of 7,575 Knots, which is down about 600 from a previous census in the 1980s. However, the count for all shorebird species combined was only 24,000 compared to 198,600 in the 1980s, paralleling a world-wide trend of population decline in shorebirds. Resightings of colour-banded knots confirmed that this is a separate population from the larger wintering population in Tierra del Fuego. All species of shorebirds captured in Maranhão were found to be infested with feather lice and mites. Body masses of knots in Maranhão were significantly lower than in Tierra del Fuego, and about half the birds were below the hypothesized fat-free mass of the species. Blood and feather samples were taken from 38 Knots for subsequent assessment of virus loads, and for detecting sites where primary feather moult had occurred. This will enable us to establish whether significant mortality is associated with pathogen loads and the energetic demands of delayed moulting. The small size of the Maranhão population and the loss of another 13,000 knots this winter from the Tierra del Fuego population means that both are now endangered. Brochures on the need for Red Knot conservation were designed and printed, and have been circulated among fishing communities and school classes in Maranhão. Fil: Baker,Allan J.. Royal Ontario Museum; Canadá Fil: González, Patricia M.. Fundación Inalafquen; Argentina Fil: Serrano, Ines L.. CEMAVE, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa para Conservação das Aves Silvestres; Brasil Fil: Júnior, Wallace R. T.. CEMAVE, Centro Nacional de Pesquisa para Conservação das Aves Silvestres; Brasil Fil: Efe, Marcio A.. Universidade Federal de Alagoas; Brasil Fil: Rice, Susan. Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge; Estados Unidos Fil: D'amico, Veronica Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina Fil: Rocha, Marcia C.. Belém, Pará; Brasil Fil: Echave, María Eugenia. Fundación Inalafquen; Argentina
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- 2005
26. PHYSIOLOGIC PARAMETERS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO HANDLING STRESS IN A NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD DURING THE NONBREEDING SEASON.
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D'Amico, Verónica L., Palacios, María G., Bertellotti, Marcelo, Baker, Allan J., González, Patricia M., and Madrid, Enrique
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Physiologic traits are promising indicators of population health in the face of rapidly changing environments. We obtained values of diverse physiologic parameters for Two-banded Plovers ( Charadrius falklandicus) in coastal sites in Patagonia, Argentina, with the objectives of determining the timeline in which these parameters become affected by the stress of capture and handling and of obtaining reference values for future monitoring of these populations. We analyzed packed cell volume, white blood cell profile, heterophil/lymphocyte ratio, bacterial agglutination titer, and total protein, glucose, triglyceride, and cholesterol levels in apparently healthy birds. Glucose, total white blood cell count, lymphocytes, and eosinophil levels showed changes with handling times >60 min after capture. The remaining parameters did not manifest significant alterations in response to capture and handling of up to 232 min (average=105.2, SD=56.7). Therefore, although researchers should attempt to obtain blood samples as soon as possible after capture, inclusion of physiologic parameters in monitoring studies of species not easily sampled in a few minutes, such as Two-banded Plovers and other shorebird species during migration, should not be discouraged. Here we provide a physiologic report for the species that can be considered as reference values during the nonbreeding season at Patagonian coastal sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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27. Tree growth, wood anatomy and carbon and oxygen isotopes responses to drought in Mediterranean riparian forests.
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Camarero, J. Julio, Colangelo, Michele, and Rodríguez-González, Patricia M.
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DROUGHTS ,RIPARIAN forests ,TREE growth ,OXYGEN isotopes ,CARBON isotopes ,WOOD - Abstract
[Display omitted] • Mediterranean riparian forests are negatively impacted by drought. • Growth responses to climate and drought of four tree species were investigated. • Growth was reduced by drought and low spring-summer river flow. • Populus nigra and Fraxinus angustifolia were the most responsive species to drought. • Ash earlywood anatomy, and wood C and O isotopes also responded to drought. Mediterranean riparian forests have been altered by past use and are also negatively impacted by climate and hydrological droughts. However, we lack data on their historical changes in extent combined with multi-proxy, long-term assessments of tree growth and leaf gas exchange responses to climate, drought severity and river flow. These evaluations must also consider their current stand structure and the amount of lying deadwood which are proxies of river dynamics and forest maturity. To fill these research gaps, we studied four riparian tree species (Populus alba , Populus nigra , Fraxinus angustifolia and Ulmus minor) inhabiting a Mediterranean riparian forest located in north-eastern Spain. We quantified and analyzed: stand structure; lying deadwood; radial growth; relationships between growth, climate variables, the SPEI drought index and river flow; stable C (δ
13 C) and O (δ18 O) isotopes in wood of P. alba , P. nigra and F. angustifolia ; and earlywood anatomy in F. angustifolia. Mature sites were dominated by P. nigra and F. angustifolia and showed the highest amount of decayed lying deadwood. Radial growth was reduced by drought and low spring-summer river flow. We found the highest growth responses to 3- (P. nigra , r = 0.62; P. alba , r = 0.46) or 12-month SPEI (F. angustifolia , r = 0.54; U. minor , r = 0.53). The coordinated decrease in δ18 O and intrinsic water-use efficiency (WUE) in P. alba and P. nigra could involve an increase in stomatal conductance rate. P. alba and P. nigra were more enriched in δ18 O than F. angustifolia , suggesting the former used more enriched shallow groundwater in dry periods. The F. angustifolia WUE and P. nigra δ18 O series were positively and negatively correlated with the SPEI, respectively. The F. angustifolia hydraulic diameter decreased in response to drought, whereas its vessel density and WUE were positively associated. Overall, P. nigra and F. angustifolia were the species most responsive to drought. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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28. Fuel storage rates before northward flights in red knots worldwide: Facing the severest ecological constraint in tropical intertidal environments?
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Piersma, Theun, Rogers, Danny I., González, Patricia M., Zwarts, Leo, Niles, Larry J., de Lima Serrano do Nascimento, I., Minton, Clive D. T., Baker, Allan J., Greenberg, R., Marra, P. P., and Piersma group
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- 2005
29. Reducing river regulation effects on riparian vegetation using flushing flow regimes.
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Rivaes, Rui, Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Albuquerque, António, Pinheiro, António N., Egger, Gregory, and Ferreira, M.Teresa
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RIPARIAN plants , *STREAMFLOW , *BIODEGRADATION , *HABITATS , *RESERVOIRS , *RIVER channels , *MANAGEMENT - Abstract
One of the most salient causes of the degradation of freshwater systems is the physical habitat changes attributed to river damming. Environmental flows reduce such degradation but are still generally based on the requirements of aquatic species and disregard other biotic components of the ecosystem, such as riparian vegetation. Nevertheless, when environmental flow methods claim to consider riparian vegetation habitats and propose specific flows, their outcomes are rarely predicted quantitatively prior to their implementation. We used a dynamic floodplain vegetation model to analyze the riparian patch dynamics predicted for different flow regimes in two river stretches and to assess vegetation requirements to ensure long-term ecological maintenance and vitality of riparian structure in rivers with altered flow regimes. Furthermore, we assessed the capability of flushing flows to restore and manage riparian vegetation and the efficiency of environmental flows to satisfy riparian vegetation requirements. We found that vegetation encroachment is mainly prevented by floods with a recurrence interval of at least 2 years but that environmental flow regime planning aimed at complying with riparian vegetation requirements is watershed-specific. Additionally, reservoir flows controlled vegetation encroachment without causing severe geomorphic impacts on downstream river channels and with minor water losses to dam managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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30. Modeling the Evolution of Riparian Woodlands Facing Climate Change in Three European Rivers with Contrasting Flow Regimes.
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Rivaes, Rui P., Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Ferreira, Maria Teresa, Pinheiro, António N., Politti, Emilio, Egger, Gregory, García-Arias, Alicia, and Francés, Felix
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CLIMATE change , *CIRCULATION models , *RIPARIAN areas , *GENERAL circulation model - Abstract
Global circulation models forecasts indicate a future temperature and rainfall pattern modification worldwide. Such phenomena will become particularly evident in Europe where climate modifications could be more severe than the average change at the global level. As such, river flow regimes are expected to change, with resultant impacts on aquatic and riparian ecosystems. Riparian woodlands are among the most endangered ecosystems on earth and provide vital services to interconnected ecosystems and human societies. However, they have not been the object of many studies designed to spatially and temporally quantify how these ecosystems will react to climate change-induced flow regimes. Our goal was to assess the effects of climate-changed flow regimes on the existing riparian vegetation of three different European flow regimes. Cases studies were selected in the light of the most common watershed alimentation modes occurring across European regions, with the objective of appraising expected alterations in the riparian elements of fluvial systems due to climate change. Riparian vegetation modeling was performed using the CASiMiR-vegetation model, which bases its computation on the fluvial disturbance of the riparian patch mosaic. Modeling results show that riparian woodlands may undergo not only at least moderate changes for all flow regimes, but also some dramatic adjustments in specific areas of particular vegetation development stages. There are circumstances in which complete annihilation is feasible. Pluvial flow regimes, like the ones in southern European rivers, are those likely to experience more pronounced changes. Furthermore, regardless of the flow regime, younger and more water-dependent individuals are expected to be the most affected by climate change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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31. REVERSE MOVEMENTS OF RED KNOTS CALIDRIS CANUTUS DURING NORTHWARD MIGRATION IN ARGENTINA.
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D'AMICO, Verónica L., GONZÁLEZ, Patricia M., MORRISON, R. I. Guy, and BAKER, Allan J.
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The article presents a study which examined whether reverse movements of red knots occurred during their migration in Argentina. Resightings of birds individually marked in San Antonio Oeste or the flyway at two staging sites in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 were analysed to investigate whether reverse movements occurred between them. The movements were found to have occurred in all years of the study.
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32. A horizon scanning assessment of current and potential future threats to migratory shorebirds.
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Sutherland, William J., Alves, Jose A., Amano, Tatsuya, Chang, Charlotte H., Davidson, Nicholas C., Max Finlayson, C., Gill, Jennifer A., Gill, Robert E., González, Patricia M., Gunnarsson, Tómas Grétar, Kleijn, David, Spray, Chris J., Székely, Tamás, Thompson, Des B. A., and Battley, Phil
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SHORE birds ,MIGRATORY birds ,SCANNING systems ,BIRD populations ,BIRD conservation - Abstract
We review the conservation issues facing migratory shorebird populations that breed in temperate regions and use wetlands in the non-breeding season. Shorebirds are excellent model organisms for understanding ecological, behavioural and evolutionary processes and are often used as indicators of wetland health. A global team of experienced shorebird researchers identified 45 issues facing these shorebird populations, and divided them into three categories (natural, current anthropogenic and future issues). The natural issues included megatsunamis, volcanoes and regional climate changes, while current anthropogenic threats encompassed agricultural intensification, conversion of tidal flats and coastal wetlands by human infrastructure developments and eutrophication of coastal systems. Possible future threats to shorebirds include microplastics, new means of recreation and infectious diseases. We suggest that this review process be broadened to other taxa to aid the identification and ranking of current and future conservation actions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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33. Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in red knot on their final spring staging site is both time- and condition-dependent.
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ATKINSON, PHILIP W., BAKER, ALLAN J., BENNETT, KAREN A., CLARK, NIGEL A., CLARK, JACQUIE A., COLE, KIMBERLY B., DEKINGA, ANNE, DEY, AMANDA, GILLINGS, SIMON, GONZÁLEZ, PATRICIA M., KALASZ, KEVIN, MINTON, CLIVE D. T., NEWTON, JASON, NILES, LAWRENCE J., PIERSMA, THEUNIS, ROBINSON, ROBERT A., and SITTERS, HUMPHREY P.
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RED knot (Bird) ,BIRD migration ,GENOTYPE-environment interaction ,SHORE birds ,LIMULUS polyphemus ,ANIMALS ,AQUATIC resources ,HABITATS ,CRABS - Abstract
1. Millions of shorebirds migrate each year through a small number of highly productive staging areas where they often conflict with fisheries interests. Delaware Bay, USA, is a major shorebird stopover site where, in spring, many thousands of shorebirds undergo rapid mass gain by feeding on the eggs of commercially harvested horseshoe crabs Limulus polyphemus. 2. Environmental factors may cause deviations from the best migration schedule. We used within-year mass gain data from red knot Calidris canutus caught in Delaware Bay between 1998 and 2005 to determine the degree of flexibility individuals have to vary migration speed. 3. Mass gain by birds below 133 g was shown to comprise 15·3% fat (39 kJ g
−1 ), the remainder being lean mass (6 kJ g−1 ). Above this critical level, fat comprised 83·9% of mass deposition. The rates of energy deposition (kJ d−1 ) were therefore fundamentally different between the two states but were among the highest ever recorded among vertebrates (5–7 × basic metabolic rate). 4. A total of 36–62% of the variation in observed rates of energy deposition between 1998 and 2002 was explained by a year factor, date and mass at initial capture and interaction terms, such that light-weight birds at the end of May had rates of mass gain or energy deposition two to three times higher than birds of similar mass in mid-May, indicating that birds were attempting to achieve a certain mass by a certain date. In 2003 and 2005, this relationship broke down as a result of lower densities of eggs. 5. Synthesis and application. The maintenance of high densities of crab eggs required for high rates of mass gain in red knot requires severe cuts in, or the complete cessation of, the crab harvest, reduced human and raptor-related disturbance as well as management of beaches to provide sufficient crab-spawning habitat. These findings are widely applicable to other systems where harvesting activities come into conflict with migrating animals and show that certain sections of the population, in this case the long-distance migrants from South America, will be impacted more than short-distance migrants whose physiology may give them access to alternative food resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2007
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34. Northern Ibero-Atlantic wetland woods: Vegetation types and within-stand structure.
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Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Ferreira, M. Teresa, and Rego, Pablo Ramil
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WOOD ,GEOLOGY ,TREES - Abstract
Abstract: This study was carried out in eight stands of wetland woods located in the north-western part of the Iberian Peninsula. The number of sampling sites per stand depended on the physical heterogeneity and area of each stand. Biological data recorded per site included species composition and a list of structural parameters (relative cover in each forest layer, tree height, tree diameter at breast height, number of live and dead trunks and individuals, and morphological adaptations to flooding). Hydro-geomorphologic, geological and climatic variables were also obtained. The floristic data set was subjected to a non-hierarchical cluster analysis and a principal component analysis, which provided an overall image of vegetation grouping based on community composition that only considered perennial species (trees, shrubs, non-annual herbaceous plants and climbers). Three groups of plant communities were distinguished, with an overstorey that was dominated by Betula alba, Salix atrocinerea and Alnus glutinosa, respectively, which presented different environmental drivers. The structural features of each group that was characterised by a different overstorey species were analysed and differences were tested. The number of trunks per individual, number of dead trunks, canopy height and the presence of adaptations to flooding were the structural parameters that best separated the wetland wood groups. Environmental variables were correlated with the ordination axis to analyse community distribution trends and the hydrological regime was found to be the key environmental factor controlling both floristic and structural patterns. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2004
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35. Modeling the Evolution of Riparian Woodlands Facing Climate Change in Three European Rivers with Contrasting Flow Regimes
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Rivaes, Rui P., Rodríguez-González, Patricia M., Ferreira, Maria Teresa, Pinheiro, António N., Politti, Emilio, Egger, Gregory, García-Arias, Alicia, and Francés, Felix
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13. Climate action ,15. Life on land - Abstract
Global circulation models forecasts indicate a future temperature and rainfall pattern modification worldwide. Such phenomena will become particularly evident in Europe where climate modifications could be more severe than the average change at the global level. As such, river flow regimes are expected to change, with resultant impacts on aquatic and riparian ecosystems. Riparian woodlands are among the most endangered ecosystems on earth and provide vital services to interconnected ecosystems and human societies. However, they have not been the object of many studies designed to spatially and temporally quantify how these ecosystems will react to climate change-induced flow regimes. Our goal was to assess the effects of climate-changed flow regimes on the existing riparian vegetation of three different European flow regimes. Cases studies were selected in the light of the most common watershed alimentation modes occurring across European regions, with the objective of appraising expected alterations in the riparian elements of fluvial systems due to climate change. Riparian vegetation modeling was performed using the CASiMiR-vegetation model, which bases its computation on the fluvial disturbance of the riparian patch mosaic. Modeling results show that riparian woodlands may undergo not only at least moderate changes for all flow regimes, but also some dramatic adjustments in specific areas of particular vegetation development stages. There are circumstances in which complete annihilation is feasible. Pluvial flow regimes, like the ones in southern European rivers, are those likely to experience more pronounced changes. Furthermore, regardless of the flow regime, younger and more water-dependent individuals are expected to be the most affected by climate change.
36. Hematologic and Plasma Biochemistry Values for Endangered Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) at Wintering and Migratory Sites in Argentina
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D'Amico, Verónica L., Bertellotti, Marcelo, Baker, Allan J., and González, Patricia M.
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- 2010
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37. DAY AND NIGHT FEEDING HABITAT OF RED KNOTS IN PATAGONIA: PROFITABILITY VERSUS SAFETY?
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Sitters, Humphrey P., González, Patricia M., Piersma, Theunis, Baker, Allan J., and Price, David J.
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- 2001
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38. Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay.
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Baker AJ, González PM, Piersma T, Niles LJ, do Nascimento Ide L, Atkinson PW, Clark NA, Minton CD, Peck MK, and Aarts G
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- Age Factors, Animals, Argentina, Body Weight physiology, Chile, Conservation of Natural Resources, Delaware, Population Dynamics, Sex Ratio, Time Factors, Animal Migration, Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Birds physiology, Models, Biological
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Most populations of migrant shorebirds around the world are in serious decline, suggesting that vital condition-dependent rates such as fecundity and annual survival are being affected globally. A striking example is the red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) population wintering in Tierra del Fuego, which undertakes marathon 30,000 km hemispheric migrations annually. In spring, migrant birds forage voraciously on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay in the eastern USA before departing to breed in Arctic polar deserts. From 1997 to 2002 an increasing proportion of knots failed to reach threshold departure masses of 180-200 g, possibly because of later arrival in the Bay and food shortage from concurrent over-harvesting of crabs. Reduced nutrient storage, especially in late-arriving birds, possibly combined with reduced sizes of intestine and liver during refuelling, had severe fitness consequences for adult survival and recruitment of young in 2000-2002. From 1997 to 2002 known survivors in Delaware Bay were heavier at initial capture than birds never seen again, annual survival of adults decreased by 37% between May 2000 and May 2001, and the number of second-year birds in wintering flocks declined by 47%. Population size in Tierra del Fuego declined alarmingly from 51,000 to 27,000 in 2000-2002, seriously threatening the viability of this subspecies. Demographic modelling predicts imminent endangerment and an increased risk of extinction of the subspecies without urgent risk-averse management.
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