干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa

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DOI	10.2989/00306525.2019.1638846
	Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa
	Lee, Alan T. K.1,2; Geary, Carolynne 3; Wright, Dale R.4; Dean, W. Richard J.1,5
通讯作者	Lee, Alan T. K.
来源期刊	OSTRICH
ISSN	0030-6525
EISSN	1727-947X
出版年	2019
卷号	90 期号:4 页码:397-406
英文摘要	The Karoo is a unique region in South Africa in terms of its ecological processes and endemic species. Large areas are needed to maintain viable populations of nomadic birds that follow erratic rainfall events and subsequent food and nesting resources, as well as ephemeral standing water. Whereas many species are adapted to arid conditions, our trait-based analysis found that an unusually large percentage (almost 45%) of 315 bird species in the semi-arid Karoo region rely on water to some degree. Indeed, some birds may have benefited from human activities to date, such as through the provision of water for livestock. However, this reliance on water makes birds vulnerable to changes in water quality stemming from various industrial developments. Given the large areas of the Karoo under consideration for concessions, the most noteworthy of these is hydraulic fracturing for shale gas, which results in a large quantity of waste water ('produced water') that contains a wide variety of chemicals, including petroleum byproducts. Given the negative impacts of secondary waste water on wildlife in other parts of the world where shale-gas exploration is being undertaken, careful attention must be given to preventing access to such produced water by an estimated 60 to 141 species of birds that make use of the water in the Karoo.
英文关键词	avifauna biodiversity endemic species granivores fracking hydraulic fracturing semi-arid biomes water quality
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	South Africa
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000498463300001
WOS关键词	LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH ; NATURAL-GAS ; IMPACTS ; BIODIVERSITY ; FRACKING ; SONGBIRD
WOS类目	Ornithology
WOS研究方向	Zoology
EI主题词	2019-11-26
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/310997
作者单位	1.Univ Cape Town, FitzPatrick Inst African Ornithol, Cape Town, South Africa; 2.Univ KwaZulu Natal, Ctr Funct Biodivers, Sch Life Sci, Scottsville, South Africa; 3.Purposefully Lost Conservat Ctr, Hoedspruit, South Africa; 4.BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa; 5.WCRO, Prince Albert, South Africa
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lee, Alan T. K.,Geary, Carolynne,Wright, Dale R.,et al. Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa[J],2019,90(4):397-406.
APA	Lee, Alan T. K.,Geary, Carolynne,Wright, Dale R.,&Dean, W. Richard J..(2019).Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa.OSTRICH,90(4),397-406.
MLA	Lee, Alan T. K.,et al."Vulnerability of birds to contaminated water sources in the Karoo region of South Africa".OSTRICH 90.4(2019):397-406.