Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel
Afro-Palearctic migratory birds are the most rapidly declining group of European breeding birds. Millions of these migrants, amongst which Black-tailed Godwits, seem to depend on freshwater wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa during boreal winters. However, these wetlands are undergoing massive changes d...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e 2024-06-02T08:15:59+00:00 Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel The Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa as an indicator of changes in land use in the Sahel Howison, Ruth Hooijmeijer, Jos Piersma, Theunis 2019-07-27 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11370/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/157948905/340953.pdf nld dut https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Howison , R , Hooijmeijer , J & Piersma , T 2019 , ' Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel ' , Limosa , vol. 92 , no. 3 , pp. 154-163 . article 2019 ftunigroningenpu 2024-05-07T21:05:23Z Afro-Palearctic migratory birds are the most rapidly declining group of European breeding birds. Millions of these migrants, amongst which Black-tailed Godwits, seem to depend on freshwater wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa during boreal winters. However, these wetlands are undergoing massive changes due to land conversion to agriculture. Agriculturally used wetlands, such as rice fields, could potentially provide alternative habitat but little is known about Godwit habitat usage in this region in contrast to the extensively studied European breeding range. Distinguishing between both natural and agricultural African wetlands, we constructed novel spatiotemporal response models using remote sensing and ground surveys. We found that Godwits exhibit high fidelity to a narrow range of environmental conditions and avoid landscapes with intensified agriculture across the whole western Sahel. We recommend that future land-use planning should strive to conserve a functional network of wetland ecosystems, benefitting sustainable agriculture whilst providing essential habitat for bird species that depend on this habitat. Article in Journal/Newspaper black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa University of Groningen research database |
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Afro-Palearctic migratory birds are the most rapidly declining group of European breeding birds. Millions of these migrants, amongst which Black-tailed Godwits, seem to depend on freshwater wetlands in sub-Saharan Africa during boreal winters. However, these wetlands are undergoing massive changes due to land conversion to agriculture. Agriculturally used wetlands, such as rice fields, could potentially provide alternative habitat but little is known about Godwit habitat usage in this region in contrast to the extensively studied European breeding range. Distinguishing between both natural and agricultural African wetlands, we constructed novel spatiotemporal response models using remote sensing and ground surveys. We found that Godwits exhibit high fidelity to a narrow range of environmental conditions and avoid landscapes with intensified agriculture across the whole western Sahel. We recommend that future land-use planning should strive to conserve a functional network of wetland ecosystems, benefitting sustainable agriculture whilst providing essential habitat for bird species that depend on this habitat. |
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Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel |
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Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel |
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grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de sahel |
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https://hdl.handle.net/11370/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/242953ec-27f5-439d-a34b-ba1401d63d9e https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/157948905/340953.pdf |
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Howison , R , Hooijmeijer , J & Piersma , T 2019 , ' Grutto’s als indicator voor veranderingen in landgebruik in de Sahel ' , Limosa , vol. 92 , no. 3 , pp. 154-163 . |
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