Population trends, threats, and conservation recommendations for waterbirds in China

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(2018)   SCIENCE

Contribution of citizen science towards cryptic species census: “many eyes” define wintering range of the Scaly-sided Merganser in mainland China

(2018) Qing Zeng et al.   Avian Research

Successful conservation of global waterbird populations depends on effective governance

(2017) Tatsuya Amano et al.   NATURE

Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites

(2017) Colin E. Studds et al.   Nature Communications

Habitat-dependent changes in vigilance behaviour of Red-crowned Crane influenced by wildlife tourism

(2017) Donglai Li et al.   Scientific Reports

Wintering waterbirds in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain: changes in abundance and distribution

(2016) WENJUAN WANG et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Migratory diversity predicts population declines in birds

(2016) James J. Gilroy et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Shorebirds along the Yellow Sea coast of China face an uncertain future—a review of threats

(2016) David S. Melville et al.   EMU

Simultaneous declines in summer survival of three shorebird species signals a flyway at risk

(2016) Theunis Piersma et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Key research issues concerning the conservation of migratory shorebirds in the Yellow Sea region

(2015) NING HUA et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

The fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in water from Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China

(2015) Hui Zhi et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Impacts of ecological restoration and human activities on habitat of overwintering migratory birds in the wetland of Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, China

(2015) Chuan-zhun Sun et al.   Journal of Mountain Science

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in sediments from lakes along the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River of China

(2015) Zhao Zhonghua et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Identification of coastal wetlands of international importance for waterbirds: a review of China Coastal Waterbird Surveys 2005–2013

(2015) Qingquan Bai et al.   Avian Research

Human harvest, climate change and their synergistic effects drove the Chinese Crested Tern to the brink of extinction

(2015) Shuihua Chen et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Declines in insectivorous birds are associated with high neonicotinoid concentrations

(2014) Caspar A. Hallmann et al.   NATURE

Rethinking China's new great wall

(2014) Z. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

Migratory connectivity magnifies the consequences of habitat loss from sea-level rise for shorebird populations

(2013) T. Iwamura et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The rapid development of birdwatching in mainland China: a new force for bird study and conservation

(2012) ZHIJUN MA et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Impacts of tidal land reclamation in Bohai Bay, China: ongoing losses of critical Yellow Sea waterbird staging and wintering sites

(2011) HONG-YAN YANG et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Flock size and human disturbance affect vigilance of endangered red-crowned cranes ( Grus japonensis )

(2010) Zhi Wang et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Changing distribution and abundance of Swan Goose Anser cygnoides in the Yangtze River floodplain: the likely loss of a very important wintering site

(2010) YONG ZHANG et al.   BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Patterns of waterbird community composition across a natural and restored wetland landscape mosaic, Yellow River Delta, China

(2010) Donglai Li et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE

Potential impacts of invasive Spartina alterniflora on spring bird communities at Chongming Dongtan, a Chinese wetland of international importance

(2009) Xiaojing Gan et al.   ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE