Diversity and population sizes of wintering waterbirds in the wetlands of the Saïss-Middle Atlas Region (North-Central Morocco): main survival factors and evaluation of habitat loss

Moroccan wetlands host up to half a million wintering birds and provide a stopover for tens of thousands of migrants, while they are inhabited by few nesting species. Most of this avifauna prefers to use the large coastal wetlands or reservoirs, while many species are dispersed across hundreds of sm...

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Main Authors: Squalli, Wafae (Author) , Mansouri, Ismail (Author) , Douini, Ikram (Author) , Achiban, Hamid (Author) , Saghrouchni, Hamza (Author) , El Agy, Abdelbari (Author) , Fadil, Fatima (Author) , Wink, Michael (Author) , Dākkī, Muḥammad (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 30 April 2024
In: Animals
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 9, Pages: 1352-1-1352-17
ISSN:2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani14091352
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14091352
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Author Notes:Wafae Squalli, Ismail Mansouri, Ikram Douini, Hamid Achiban, Hamza Saghrouchni, Abdelbari El Agy, Fatima Fadil, Michael Wink and Mohamed Dakki

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