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Waterbird densities in South European rice fields as a function of rice management by LOURENÇO, PEDRO M, PIERSMA, THEUNIS

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Plastic and other microfibers in sediments, macroinvertebrates and shorebirds from three intertidal wetlands of southern Europe and west Africa by Lourenço, Pedro M., Serra-Gonçalves, Catarina, Ferreira, Joana Lia, Catry, Teresa, Granadeiro, José P.

“…Microplastics are widespread in aquatic environments and can be ingested by a wide range of organisms. They can also be transferred along food webs. Estuaries…”
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Low macroinvertebrate biomass suggests limited food availability for shorebird communities in intertidal areas of the Bijagós archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) by Lourenço, Pedro M., Granadeiro, José P., Catry, Teresa

“…Knowledge of the macrozoobenthic community and its interactions with predators is critical for understanding intertidal ecosystems but this information is…”
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Structure and functioning of intertidal food webs along an avian flyway: a comparative approach using stable isotopes by Catry, Teresa, Lourenço, Pedro M, Lopes, Ricardo J, Carneiro, Camilo, Alves, José A, Costa, Joana, Rguibi‐Idrissi, Hamid, Bearhop, Stuart, Piersma, Theunis, Granadeiro, José P, Raubenheimer, David

“…Food webs and trophic dynamics of coastal systems have been the focus of intense research throughout the world, as they prove to be critical in understanding…”
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Comparative Feeding Ecology of Shorebirds Wintering at Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania by Lourenço, Pedro M, Catry, Teresa, Piersma, Theunis, Granadeiro, José P

“…Limited knowledge of shorebird feeding ecology in the tropics hinders interpretation of considerable changes in numbers recently observed at the most important…”
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Diet and feeding ecology of the wintering shorebird assemblage in the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau by Lourenço, Pedro M., Catry, Teresa, Granadeiro, José P.

“…Detailed data on shorebird feeding ecology is mostly lacking for tropical wintering sites, limiting our understanding of trophic interactions among shorebird…”
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Multi-infusion with integrated multiple pressure sensing allows earlier detection of line occlusions by Doesburg, Frank, Oelen, Roy, Renes, Maurits H, Lourenço, Pedro M, Touw, Daan J, Nijsten, Maarten W

“…Abstract Background Occlusions of intravenous (IV) tubing can prevent vital and time-critical medication or solutions from being delivered into the bloodstream…”
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Turnover rates of stable isotopes in avian blood and toenails: Implications for dietary and migration studies by Lourenço, Pedro M., Granadeiro, José P., Guilherme, João L., Catry, Teresa

“…Most stable isotope (SI) applications in avian ecology are based on the analysis of feathers and blood, whereas toenails are much less used. These structures…”
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Effects of artificial illumination on the nocturnal foraging of waders by Santos, Carlos D., Miranda, Ana C., Granadeiro, José P., Lourenço, Pedro M., Saraiva, Sara, Palmeirim, Jorge M.

“…Large areas of natural and semi-natural habitats are exposed to artificial illumination from adjacent urban areas and roads. Estuarine and coastal wetlands are…”
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Invisible trophic links?: Quantifying the importance of non-standard food sources for key intertidal avian predators in the Eastern Atlantic by Lourenço, Pedro M., Catry, Teresa, Lopes, Ricardo J., Piersma, Theunis, Granadeiro, José P.

“…Coastal wetlands are heterogeneous systems with multiple inputs and complex interactions within local food webs. Interpreting such complexity is limited by…”
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Quantifying population size of migrant birds at stopover sites: Combining count data with stopover length estimated from stable isotope analysis by Catry, Teresa, Lourenço, Pedro M., Granadeiro, José P., Baselga, Andres

“…Regular counts of migrating animals at stopover sites have been used as a measure of site importance at the global scale as well as for monitoring long‐term…”
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Management of Rice Fields for Birds during the Non-Growing Season by Elphick, Chris S, Taft, Oriane, Lourenço, Pedro M

“…Fields planted with rice (Oryza sativa) are used by a wide variety of bird species during the non-growing season and play an important conservation role in…”
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Use of stable isotope fingerprints to assign wintering origin and trace shorebird movements along the East Atlantic Flyway by Catry, Teresa, Lourenço, Pedro M., Lopes, Ricardo J., Bocher, Pierrick, Carneiro, Camilo, Alves, José A., Delaporte, Philippe, Bearhop, Stuart, Piersma, Theunis, Granadeiro, José P.

“…Migratory connectivity can be defined as the flux of individuals or populations among areas between stages of an animal's life cycle. Many shorebird species…”
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Site selection and resource depletion in black-tailed godwits Limosa l. limosa eating rice during northward migration by Lourenço, Pedro M, Mandema, Freek S, Hooijmeijer, Jos C.E.W, Granadeiro, José P, Piersma, Theunis

“…1. During migratory stopovers, animals are under strong time stress and need to maximize intake rates. We examine how foragers react to resource depletion by…”
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Dual-Energy CT Iodine Mapping and 40-keV Monoenergetic Applications in the Diagnosis of Acute Bowel Ischemia by Lourenco, Pedro D M, Rawski, Ryan, Mohammed, Mohammed F, Khosa, Faisal, Nicolaou, Savvas, McLaughlin, Patrick

“…Sensitivity of CT of the abdomen for detection of acute bowel ischemia (ABI) can be as low as 60%. In this study, we assessed the diagnostic performance of…”
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Influence of age and sex on winter site fidelity of sanderlings Calidris alba by Lourenço, Pedro M, Alves, José A, Reneerkens, Jeroen, Loonstra, Ah Jelle, Potts, Peter M, Granadeiro, José P, Catry, Teresa

“…Many migratory bird species show high levels of site fidelity to their wintering sites, which confers advantages due to prior knowledge, but may also limit the…”
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Foraging ecology of sanderlings Calidris alba wintering in estuarine and non-estuarine intertidal areas by Lourenço, Pedro M., Alves, José A., Catry, Teresa, Granadeiro, José P.

“…Outside the breeding season, most shorebirds use either estuarine or non-estuarine intertidal areas as foraging grounds. The sanderling Calidris alba is mostly…”
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Migration distance and breeding latitude correlate with the scheduling of pre-alternate body moult: a comparison among migratory waders by Lourenço, Pedro M, Piersma, Theunis

“…Moult is an important maintenance activity that should be carefully timed within the annual cycle. Many birds perform a pre-alternate moult of body feathers…”
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Repeatable timing of northward departure, arrival and breeding in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa l. limosa, but no domino effects by Lourenço, Pedro M, Kentie, Rosemarie, Schroeder, Julia, Groen, Niko M, Hooijmeijer, Jos C. E. W, Piersma, Theunis

“…When early breeding is advantageous, migrants underway to the breeding areas may be time stressed. The timing of sequential events such as migration and…”
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Anopheles atroparvus density modeling using MODIS NDVI in a former malarious area in Portugal by Lourenço, Pedro M, Sousa, Carla A, Seixas, Júlia, Lopes, Pedro, Novo, Maria T, Almeida, A Paulo G

“…Malaria is dependent on environmental factors and considered as potentially re-emerging in temperate regions. Remote sensing data have been used successfully…”
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