Waterbird use of agricultural wetlands has increased as natural wetlands continue to decline
worldwide. Little information exists on waterbird use of wetland crops such as taro, hasu …

The natural wetlands of the Mediterranean have been reduced to 10-20% of their original
area over the past few centuries. However, the rice fields that have supplanted them in some …

Wading birds are dependent on wetlands that are under increasing pressure worldwide.
Distributed throughout almost all wetlands, these birds have been the subject of many …

Factors affecting bird population dynamics include climate, harvesting by humans, and
habitat changes. Here, we describe the long-term (1972–2006) population trends of seven …

We report on organochlorine pesticide and PCB concentrations in eggs of the little egret,
Egretta garzetta, and the black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, collected in …

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

Literature is reviewed to determine the effects of landscape features on waterbird use of
fields in regions where rice (Oryza sativa) is grown. Rice-growing landscapes often consist …

We evaluated landscape associations related to heron and egret colony site selection and
the productivity of successful great blue heron (Ardea herodias) and great egret (Ardea alba) …

The breeding populations of colonial herons, egrets and allied waterbirds in Northwestern
Italy increased since 1972, when a long-term monitoring was initiated, up to the end of the …

In southern Europe, rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the most important agricultural crops.
Relationships between rice fields and bird occurrence are well studied for some taxa while …