Ecosystem services provided by waterbirds

AJ Green, J Elmberg - Biological reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem services are ecosystem processes that directly or indirectly benefit human well‐
being. There has been much recent literature identifying different services and the …

The role of food, weather and climate in limiting the abundance of animals

TCR White - Biological Reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
More and more studies are demonstrating that populations of animals‐from herbivores to top
predators, vertebrates and invertebrates‐are limited by their food, and that the availability of …

Whole‐community facilitation by beaver: ecosystem engineer increases waterbird diversity

P Nummi, S Holopainen - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands are rich in biodiversity, but globally threatened. After a long period of regional
extirpation, beavers have recently returned to many European areas and are now restoring …

Anthropogenic bottom‐up and top‐down impacts on boreal breeding waterbirds

S Holopainen, K Jaatinen, T Laaksonen… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wetland habitats are changing under multiple anthropogenic pressures. Nutrient leakage
and pollution modify physico‐chemical state of wetlands and affect the ecosystem through …

Direct and indirect effects of winter harshness on the survival of Mallards Anas platyrhynchos in northwest Europe

G Gunnarsson, J Waldenström, T Fransson - Ibis, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To understand population dynamics it is necessary to understand vital rates, which may be
affected by a wide range of factors including environmental variables such as weather …

Projected influences of changes in weather severity on autumn-winter distributions of dabbling ducks in the Mississippi and Atlantic flyways during the twenty-first …

M Notaro, M Schummer, Y Zhong, S Vavrus… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Projected changes in the relative abundance and timing of autumn-winter migration are
assessed for seven dabbling duck species across the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways for …

Estimating production in ducks: a comparison between ground surveys and unmanned aircraft surveys

H Pöysä, J Kotilainen, VM Väänänen… - European journal of …, 2018 - Springer
We tested the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in duck brood surveys in boreal
wetlands in Finland. We performed brood surveys at the same wetlands concurrently with …

Impacts of climate‐driven changes in habitat phenology on dynamics of niche overlaps and spatial associations in a boreal waterbird community

H Pöysä - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A fundamental, yet little‐explored, question is if climate change has affected niche
relationships and spatial associations of native non‐invasive species in established local …

Habitat use in ducks breeding in boreal freshwater wetlands: a review

S Holopainen, C Arzel, L Dessborn, J Elmberg… - European Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Breeding habitats strongly influence duck reproduction and survival. The boreal biome
harbours a large share of the world's wetlands, which are important breeding sites for …

Bats benefit from beavers: a facilitative link between aquatic and terrestrial food webs

P Nummi, S Kattainen, P Ulander, A Hahtola - Biodiversity and …, 2011 - Springer
Bat populations are declining in many areas, partly because up to two-thirds of their wetland
habitats have been lost. One natural agent creating wetlands is the beaver, which is …