The 2011 Red List of Italian breeding birds. The purpose of Red Lists is to assess the short-
term risk of extinction in a given taxon, and they are drafted according to guidelines …

Climate change is predicted to be the major threat to biodiversity by 2100, when the global
average temperature may increase by 5--6 degrees, according to current predictions and …

Background Interannual variation in resource abundance has become more unpredictable,
and food shortages have increasingly occurred in the recent decades. However, compared …

Conservation of biodiversity alongside agriculture is now a global priority. Tree-nesting
waterbirds have a tenuous relationship with farmlands because their survival requires …

Background Inland wetlands are crucial for biodiversity conservation, especially in highly-
urbanized landscapes. In the European Union, many wetlands are included in the EU …

Cereal farming is on the increase globally, and trees on these agricultural landscapes are
selectively removed by farmers. Waterbird populations, supported on many cereal …

Colonial waterbirds, a major biodiversity element occurring in the core of ultra-anthropized
Europe, are ideal indicators of the wellness of inland wetlands. Nonetheless, there is a …

Human encroachment on nature grows constantly, increasing human-wildlife interactions.
Flight initiation distance (FID, the distance at which animals flee from an approaching threat) …

The European breeding and non-breeding populations of the Great White Egret Ardea alba
have increased dramatically since 1980. During this period the breeding range has …

From a few strongholds in the 19th century, herons and egrets spread across the Algerian
coastal strip of North Africa and colonised the Algerian Hauts Plateaux in the second half of …