Aim This study examines changes in avian community composition associated with the decline and loss of eastern hemlock [Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.] resulting from chronic hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand) infestations. Location The study was conducted in a 4900-km study region extending from Long Island Sound northward to the southern border of Massachusetts and including the...

Avian species diversity and their assemblage are responsible for maintaining the integrity health of any ecosystem. Documentation avian in different habitats is sensitive tool monitoring environmental condition. The present investigation aimed to record fauna at main campus agricultural landscapes Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana University, Hisar (Haryana). Line transect point count methods were...

Future demands for increased food production are expected to have severe impacts on prairie biodiversity and ecosystem integrity. Prairie avifauna of North America have experienced drastic population declines, prompting numerous conservation efforts, which have been informed primarily by small-scale studies. We applied a large-scale perspective that integrates scale dependency in avian response...

Avian cholera is a significant infectious disease affecting waterfowl across North America and occurs worldwide among various avian species. Despite the importance of this disease, little is known about the factors that cause avian cholera outbreaks and what management strategies might be used to reduce disease mortality. Previous studies indicated that wetland water conditions may affect survi...