The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs
With nearly 400 migratory landbird species, the East Asian Flyway is the most diverse of the world’s flyways. This diversity is a consequence of the varied ecological niches provided by biomes ranging from broadleaf forests to arctic tundra and accentuated by complex biogeographic processes. The dis...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/fevo.2021.613172 2024-10-13T14:05:32+00:00 The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs Yong, Ding Li Heim, Wieland Chowdhury, Sayam U. Choi, Chang-Yong Ktitorov, Pavel Kulikova, Olga Kondratyev, Alexander Round, Philip D. Allen, Desmond Trainor, Colin R. Gibson, Luke Szabo, Judit K. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.613172 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.613172/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution volume 9 ISSN 2296-701X journal-article 2021 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.613172 2024-09-17T04:11:59Z With nearly 400 migratory landbird species, the East Asian Flyway is the most diverse of the world’s flyways. This diversity is a consequence of the varied ecological niches provided by biomes ranging from broadleaf forests to arctic tundra and accentuated by complex biogeographic processes. The distribution and migration ecology of East Asian landbirds is still inadequately known, but a recent explosion in the number of studies tracking the migration of raptors, cuckoos, kingfishers and passerines has greatly increased our knowledge about the stopover and wintering ecology of many species, and the migratory routes that link northeast Eurasia and the Asian tropics. Yet the East Asian Flyway also supports the highest number of threatened species among flyways. Strong declines have been detected in buntings (Emberizidae) and other long-distance migrants. While the conservation of migratory landbirds in this region has largely focused on unsustainable hunting, there are other threats, such as habitat loss and increased agro-chemical use driven directly by land cover change and climate-related processes. Important knowledge gaps to be addressed include (1) threats affecting species in different parts of their annual cycle, (2) range-wide population trends, (3) ecological requirements and habitat use during the non-breeding season, and (4) the conservation status of critical wintering sites (including understudied farming landscapes, such as rice fields) and migration bottlenecks along the flyway. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Tundra Frontiers (Publisher) Arctic Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9 |
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With nearly 400 migratory landbird species, the East Asian Flyway is the most diverse of the world’s flyways. This diversity is a consequence of the varied ecological niches provided by biomes ranging from broadleaf forests to arctic tundra and accentuated by complex biogeographic processes. The distribution and migration ecology of East Asian landbirds is still inadequately known, but a recent explosion in the number of studies tracking the migration of raptors, cuckoos, kingfishers and passerines has greatly increased our knowledge about the stopover and wintering ecology of many species, and the migratory routes that link northeast Eurasia and the Asian tropics. Yet the East Asian Flyway also supports the highest number of threatened species among flyways. Strong declines have been detected in buntings (Emberizidae) and other long-distance migrants. While the conservation of migratory landbirds in this region has largely focused on unsustainable hunting, there are other threats, such as habitat loss and increased agro-chemical use driven directly by land cover change and climate-related processes. Important knowledge gaps to be addressed include (1) threats affecting species in different parts of their annual cycle, (2) range-wide population trends, (3) ecological requirements and habitat use during the non-breeding season, and (4) the conservation status of critical wintering sites (including understudied farming landscapes, such as rice fields) and migration bottlenecks along the flyway. |
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Yong, Ding Li Heim, Wieland Chowdhury, Sayam U. Choi, Chang-Yong Ktitorov, Pavel Kulikova, Olga Kondratyev, Alexander Round, Philip D. Allen, Desmond Trainor, Colin R. Gibson, Luke Szabo, Judit K. |
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Yong, Ding Li Heim, Wieland Chowdhury, Sayam U. Choi, Chang-Yong Ktitorov, Pavel Kulikova, Olga Kondratyev, Alexander Round, Philip D. Allen, Desmond Trainor, Colin R. Gibson, Luke Szabo, Judit K. The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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The State of Migratory Landbirds in the East Asian Flyway: Distributions, Threats, and Conservation Needs |
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state of migratory landbirds in the east asian flyway: distributions, threats, and conservation needs |
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