Bird Biology and Conservation

Dear Colleagues,

There is an increasing need to develop and test new theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and field survey approaches for promoting more satisfactory conservation of bird species. The editor of this Special Issue welcomes submissions of both original research and synthetic reviews with regard to different biological levels (population, species, community, metacommunity), including, but not limited to, the following: (1) bird field sampling methods; (2) the analysis and modeling of biotelemetry data; (3) the analysis and modeling of bioacoustics data; (4) spatiotemporal dynamics in bird species assemblies; (5) systematic reserve design; (6) the impacts of wind farms and solar power plants on birds. Because wetland-dependent species are declining at significantly higher rates than those of terrestrial ecosystems, articles about waterbirds are particularly welcome.

The editor of this Special Issue welcomes submissions of both original research and synthetic reviews about methodologies, field experiments, and theory concerning the conservation of any bird species.

Dr. Alessandro Ferrarini
Guest Editor

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