A framework for identifying reference wetland conditions in highly altered landscapes

ML Otte, WT Fang, M Jiang - Wetlands, 2021 - Springer
This paper arose from collaboration and discussions over the past years between the
authors about what wetlands should be restored to in landscapes that have been intensively …

Study on habitat suitability and environmental variable thresholds of rare waterbirds

C Wang, H Liu, Y Li, B Dong, C Qiu, J Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The conservation level of rare waterbirds reflects the quality of the regional ecological
environment and wetlands, and suitable habitat patches and good environmental conditions …

The influence of urbanization on local perception of the effect of traditional landscapes on human wellbeing: A case study of a pondscape in Chongqing, China

Q Jiang, Z Wang, K Yu, Y Dou, H Fu, X Liang - Ecosystem Services, 2023 - Elsevier
Pondscapes, a type of multifunctional landscape that frequently embodies traditional
wisdom, possess a significant potential to inspire ecological design and advance …

Effects of human activities on the diversity of waterbirds wintering in a shallow lake of the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain, China

X Wang, J Chen, L Zhou - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Human activity is the major factor driving the wetland degradation in shallow lakes. Human
exploitation of lake wetlands alters the habitats of wintering waterbirds, and, in turn …

Wetland loss in the transition to urbanisation: a case study from Western Sydney, Australia

S Burgin, MJM Franklin, L Hull - Wetlands, 2016 - Springer
Together with other signatories of the Ramsar Convention, Australia is obliged to seek to
halt wetland loss, which may include farm ponds/dams and other constructed wetlands …

Habitat selection of wintering birds in farm ponds in Taoyuan, Taiwan

CH Hsu, JY Chou, WT Fang - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Identification of existing and potential irrigation ponds is essential for
creating waterbird refuges to secure habitats for wintering waterbirds in anthropogenically …

Ponds support higher bird diversity than rice paddies in a hilly agricultural area in Japan

S Deguchi, N Katayama, Y Tomioka… - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to evaluate bird diversity (richness, abundance, and
community composition) in three types of artificial wetlands (rice paddies, carp aquaculture …

Toward a new generation of ecological modelling techniques: Review and bibliometrics

C Guo, YS Park, Y Liu, S Lek - Developments in Environmental Modelling, 2015 - Elsevier
Modelling techniques have long been routinely employed in understanding complex
ecological problems over the last several decades. It is therefore necessary to outline both …

Tracer experiments and hydraulic performance improvements in a treatment pond

SS Shih, YQ Zeng, HY Lee, ML Otte, WT Fang - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
The treatment efficiency of a wetland constructed for nutrient removal depends strongly on
the flow patterns and residence times of the wetland. In this study, a tracer experiment was …

Using Landsat 8 imagery for remote monitoring of total phosphorus as a water quality parameter of irrigation ponds in Taiwan

PW Su, SL Lo - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Monitoring water body quality parameters with high spatial and temporal resolutions is
crucial because mitigation of pollution is usually costlier than early prevention/intervention …