News tagged with upland bird
Drop in daddy long legs is devastating bird populations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Warm summers are dramatically reducing populations of daddy long legs, which in turn is having a severe impact on the bird populations which rely on them for food.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Efforts to control the 'Mighty Mississippi' result in flooded farmland and permanent damage
When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years prior, ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Bleak future for Bay area tidal marshes?
A new study, led by PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO), projects a bleak future for San Francisco Bay's tidal marshes under high-end sea-level rise scenarios that are increasingly likely. PRBO and colleagues found that in the ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Study predicts sea level rise may take economic toll on California coast
California beach towns could face hefty economic losses caused by sea level rise in the next century, according to a new state-commissioned study conducted by economists at San Francisco State University. ...
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Study finds some desert birds less affected by wildfires and climate change
A new Baylor University study has found that some bird species in the desert southwest are less affected, and in some cases positively influenced, by widespread fire through their habitat. In fact, the Baylor researchers ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Texas wetland restoration could be model for Gulf
(AP) -- Brown pelicans, long-necked egrets, flamingo-like roseate spoonbills and squawking seagulls fly lazily around a Texas Gulf Coast island. Nearby, a toddler-aged wetland seeded with marsh grass completes ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Plovers tracked across the Pacific
Scientists have monitored Pacific Golden Plovers for the first time as they migrate thousands of kilometres nonstop from Hawaii to Alaska in spring and back again in autumn.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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The wetter the better for daddy longlegs - and birds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Keeping moorland soils wet could prove vital in conserving some of Britain's important upland breeding bird species – by protecting the humble daddy longlegs, according to new research.
Apr 05, 2011 |
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California islands give up evidence of early seafaring
Evidence for a diversified sea-based economy among North American inhabitants dating from 12,200 to 11,400 years ago is emerging from three sites on California's Channel Islands.
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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U.S. plans to remove nonnative species from Florida Keys
Over the past century, as developers of the Florida Keys gobbled up pristine real estate, the federal government created four refuges along the island chain to protect wildlife and preserve habitat.
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Trojan Horse attack on native lupine
At Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, Calif., a fierce battle is taking place under the oblivious, peeling noses of beachgoers.
Aug 13, 2010 |
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