Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017
Summary The Parc National du Banc d’Arguin in Mauritania hosts the largest concentrations of coastal waterbirds along the East Atlantic Flyway. In spite of this importance, a review of the changes in the numbers of waterbirds in the area is lacking since the first complete count in 1980. Here we ana...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0959270919000431 2024-04-07T07:51:37+00:00 Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 OUDMAN, THOMAS SCHEKKERMAN, HANS KIDEE, AMADOU VAN ROOMEN, MARC CAMARA, MOHAMED SMIT, COR TEN HORN, JOB PIERSMA, THEUNIS EL-HACEN, EL-HACEN MOHAMED 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270919000431 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0959270919000431 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Bird Conservation International volume 30, issue 4, page 618-633 ISSN 0959-2709 1474-0001 Nature and Landscape Conservation Animal Science and Zoology Ecology journal-article 2020 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959270919000431 2024-03-08T00:33:23Z Summary The Parc National du Banc d’Arguin in Mauritania hosts the largest concentrations of coastal waterbirds along the East Atlantic Flyway. In spite of this importance, a review of the changes in the numbers of waterbirds in the area is lacking since the first complete count in 1980. Here we analysed the seven complete waterbird counts made since then, and the additional yearly counts made in one subunit (Iwik region) since 2003. We present evidence for changes in the community composition of waterbirds over the past four decades. Total waterbird numbers showed a decrease between 1980 and 2017, with only Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus showing a significant increase in numbers. Five species showed significant declines: Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus , Red Knot Calidris canutus , Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica , Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata , and Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus. In the remaining species, the variation in numbers between counts was too large, and the number of complete counts too small, for trends to be detected. The yearly counts at Iwik region also showed sharp decreases in the numbers of Red Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Marsh Harrier, but not of Long-tailed Cormorant and Eurasian Curlew. A multivariate analysis revealed a significant change in species composition over time, which was caused mainly by changes in the species depending on the intertidal mudflats for feeding (generally in decline) vs. the species depending on fish and crustaceans in the sublittoral and offshore zones (often showing increases). Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris canutus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Red Knot Cambridge University Press Bird Conservation International 30 4 618 633 |
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Nature and Landscape Conservation Animal Science and Zoology Ecology OUDMAN, THOMAS SCHEKKERMAN, HANS KIDEE, AMADOU VAN ROOMEN, MARC CAMARA, MOHAMED SMIT, COR TEN HORN, JOB PIERSMA, THEUNIS EL-HACEN, EL-HACEN MOHAMED Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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Summary The Parc National du Banc d’Arguin in Mauritania hosts the largest concentrations of coastal waterbirds along the East Atlantic Flyway. In spite of this importance, a review of the changes in the numbers of waterbirds in the area is lacking since the first complete count in 1980. Here we analysed the seven complete waterbird counts made since then, and the additional yearly counts made in one subunit (Iwik region) since 2003. We present evidence for changes in the community composition of waterbirds over the past four decades. Total waterbird numbers showed a decrease between 1980 and 2017, with only Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus showing a significant increase in numbers. Five species showed significant declines: Long-tailed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus , Red Knot Calidris canutus , Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica , Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata , and Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus. In the remaining species, the variation in numbers between counts was too large, and the number of complete counts too small, for trends to be detected. The yearly counts at Iwik region also showed sharp decreases in the numbers of Red Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, and Marsh Harrier, but not of Long-tailed Cormorant and Eurasian Curlew. A multivariate analysis revealed a significant change in species composition over time, which was caused mainly by changes in the species depending on the intertidal mudflats for feeding (generally in decline) vs. the species depending on fish and crustaceans in the sublittoral and offshore zones (often showing increases). |
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OUDMAN, THOMAS SCHEKKERMAN, HANS KIDEE, AMADOU VAN ROOMEN, MARC CAMARA, MOHAMED SMIT, COR TEN HORN, JOB PIERSMA, THEUNIS EL-HACEN, EL-HACEN MOHAMED |
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OUDMAN, THOMAS SCHEKKERMAN, HANS KIDEE, AMADOU VAN ROOMEN, MARC CAMARA, MOHAMED SMIT, COR TEN HORN, JOB PIERSMA, THEUNIS EL-HACEN, EL-HACEN MOHAMED |
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Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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Changes in the waterbird community of the Parc National du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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changes in the waterbird community of the parc national du banc d’arguin, mauritania, 1980–2017 |
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