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Differential post-fledging habitat use of Nearctic-Neotropical migratory birds within an urbanized landscape Ghent University
Background: Persistent declines in migratory songbird populations continue to motivate research exploring contributing factors to inform conservation efforts. Nearctic-Neotropical migratory species' population declines have been linked to habitat loss and reductions in habitat quality due to increasing urbanization in areas used throughout the annual cycle. Despite an increase in the number of studies on post-fledging ecology, generally ...
Individual movement-sequence analysis method (IM-SAM) : characterizing spatio-temporal patterns of animal habitat use across landscapes Ghent University
Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery Ghent University
Satellite transmitters were used to determine the marine habitat utilization and fishery overlap of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean in 2006 and 2007. Kernel density analysis of tracked birds demonstrated intense use of waters in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone, from 26 to 31 degrees S, mainly over the continental shelf break and offshore waters (mean depth in the < 20 % kernel ...
Selective logging, habitat quality and home range use by sympatric gorillas and chimpanzees: A case study from an active logging concession in Southeast Cameroon Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
We examined range use by great apes during logging activities and investigated associations between local variations in ape abundance and changes in the structure of the habitat or in the availability of fruits after disturbances. We carried out two annual censuses of western lowland gorilla ( e. g. gorilla) and chimpanzee populations (Pan t. troglodytes) in an active logging concession in Southeast Cameroon. The results suggest that gorillas ...
Fine-scale habitat use by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Zavora Bay, Mozambique Ghent University
Little is known about the humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) of the East-African Coast genetic sub-unit (C1). With an estimated population size of 7000 whales, they demonstrate the resilience of the species after commercial whaling caused population numbers to decline drastically. Zavora Bay, Mozambique offers an ideal observation point of the passage of the whales during their annual migration towards the breeding ground of southern ...
Residency, site fidelity and habitat use of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at an offshore wind farm using acoustic telemetry Ghent University
Flexible habitat use in a migratory songbird expanding across a human-modified landscape : is it adaptive? Ghent University
Information use during movement regulates how fragmentation and loss of habitat affect body size Ghent University
The effect of fire on the habitat use of the Black-eared Miner **Manorina melanoti** University of Antwerp
In 2006, a widespread fire in the Bookmark Biosphere Reserve, South Australia, consumed over one-third of the old growth mallee considered to be the prime habitat of the endangered Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis. Since 2008, the species has been observed foraging and breeding in the fire-altered area. To verify whether food resources can explain the Black-eared Miners presence in habitat consisting of early seral stages, we examined if a ...