Identifying new buffer areas for conserving waterbirds in the mediterranean basin: the importance of the rice fields in Extremadura, Spain

• Published in: Biodiversity and Conservation
• Main Authors: Sánchez Guzmán, Juan Manuel, Morán López, Ricardo, Masero Osorio, José Antonio, Corbacho Amado, Casimiro, Costillo Borrego, Emilio, Villegas Sánchez, María Auxiliadora, Santiago Quesada, Francisco
• Other Authors: Universidad de Extremadura. Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales y Matemáticas, Universidad de Extremadura. Departamento de Anatomía, Biología Celular y Zoología, Universidad de Extremadura. Grupo de Investigación Biología de la Conservación
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science+Business Media B.V 2007
• Subjects: Anthropogenic habitats; Black-tailed godwit; Common crane; East atlantic flyway; Rice fields; Shorebirds; Waterbirds; Hábitats antropogénicos; Aguja colinegra; Grulla común; Ruta migratoria del Atlántico oriental; Arrozales; Aves costeras; Aves acuáticas; Extremadura; 2401.06 Ecología Animal; 2401.20 Ornitología; 2401.02 Comportamiento Animal; Aguja; Ruta; aguja colinegra; black-tailed godwit; Limosa limosa
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10662/20228; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-006-9018-9

The impact of wetland loss on migratory waterbirds can be mitigated by the presence of anthropogenic habitats such as rice fields. In the Mediterranean basin, wetlands have been drained and altered to such a degree that their very existence is threatened. It is, therefore, essential to identify key...