Plastics are widely distributed in all ecosystems with evident impacts on biodiversity. We aimed at examining the topic of plastic occurrence within bird nests. conducted a systematic search three social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) to fill gap knowledge nests worldwide. As result, we observed plastics mostly belonging synanthropic species inhabiting riverine habitats, mai...

The nesting and foraging behaviours of the Common Coot Fulica atra were studied in wetlands Viluppuram District, Tamil Nadu during breeding season. A total 4,054 individuals including 467 juveniles 1,327 nests enumerated. Of nests, 1,191 built on Ipomoea carnea vegetation 136 open water. birds used twigs various parts eight other plant species as nest material. elliptical shape, with flattened ...

Four endemic species of wetland-dependent waterbirds occur on the main Hawaiian Islands, all which have experienced sharp population declines and are listed as endangered species. Twice per year, state-wide surveys conducted to count waterbirds, but these evaluated only infrequently. We used a state-space approach evaluate long-term (1986–2016) short-term (2006–2016) trends current distribution...

Cloud systems by virtue characterize ultimate resource utilization with ever evolving user requirements facilitating adaptivity. With a scope of enhancing the QoS needs applications, numerous factors are considered for tunning among which Task scheduling promises to grab focus. The Scheduling mechanism ascertains improvement distributing subtasks specific set resources pertaining prevailing Qua...

Andean lakes are important for human well-being and biodiversity conservation, yet human-induced environmental changes threaten their the ecosystem services they provide. Knowledge of relationship between factors can provide insight into how activity impacts lakes. We report trends community composition aquatic bird communities at six in Ecuador based on 15-years monitoring. Additionally, we ex...