Conservation

L Wen, Y Guo, A Lehikoinen, BK Sandercock c, A Santangeli, D Pavón-Jordán, X Li, Y Xu (In Press). Collision with linear infrastructures reduces survival of a long-lived migratory bird. Journal of Applied Ecology

P Lehikoinen, Y Xu, M Mikkola-Roos, A Lehikoinen (In Press). Contrasting conclusions in the study of wetland bird abundances show the importance of multi-level insights into protection and restoration action. Journal of Applied Ecology

Y Xu, D Pavón-Jordán, T Hallman, TRM Bakx, L Brotons, S Herrando, A Johnston, BK Sandercock, T Sattler, A Soultan, V Ajder, DE Balmer, B Burke, T Cavalcante, T Chodkiewicz, RPB Foppen, AD Fox, V Keller, T Kornienko, P Knaus, H Kujala, Å Lindström, Q Maxhuni, K Nagy, IJ Øien, T Pärt, D Radišić, DZ Rajković, I Ramirez, P Shimmings, K Šťastný, T Vikstrøm, T Wilk, A Lehikoinen [In press]. Continental-wide prioritization of protected areas to approach global and habitat-specific goals for avian biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology, e70324. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70324

G Zavattoni, J Brommer, T Hallman, I Kacergyte, S Nagy, T Part, D Pavon-Jordan, A Soultan, Y Xu, E Gaget (2026). Vulnerability and adaptations to climate change in EU protected areas: a Natura 2000 managers’ perspective. Conservation Letters 19: e70047.

Y Xu (2026). Habitat Network. In B. D. Fath (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Ecology (3rd ed.). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-21964-1.00063-X

Y Xu (2026). Bridging evidence gaps for flyway-scale waterbird conservation. Journal of Applied Ecology 63(6), e70443.

BirdLife International. 2026. State of the World’s Birds: A focus on migratory species and their flyways. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International. pp.35. — Contributor

L Wen, G Purev-Ochir, B Erdenechimeg, D Khurelbaatar, X Li, X Li, Y Hao, Y Guo, Y Xu (2025). Satellite tracking reveals a migratory divide and population-specific migratory strategies in White-naped Cranes. Avian Research 17:100324

KM Aarif, A Nefla, KA Rubeena, Y Xu, Z Musilova, P Musil, L Wen, Y Guo, SB Muzaffar (2025). Rice fields as alternative foraging grounds: Rising shorebird diversity and abundance despite declines in natural coastal wintering sites. Ecological Indicators 173:113425

V Valanne & Y Xu (2025). Accommodation – repelling fields for mitigating farmer-goose conflicts. Journal of Applied Ecology 62:184-187

W Zhang#, J Wei#, Y Xu# (2023). Prioritizing global conservation of migratory birds over their migration network. One Earth 6:1340-1349

Y Xu, AJ Green, T Mundkur, W Hagemeijer, H Mossad, HHT Prins, WF de Boer (2022). Beyond Site-Specific Criteria: Conservation of Migratory Birds and Their Habitats from a Network Perspective. Diversity 14:353.

Y Xu, M Kieboom, RJA van Lammeren, Y Si, WF de Boer (2021). Indicators of site loss from a migration network: anthropogenic factors influence waterfowl movement patterns at stopover sites. Global Ecology and Conservation 25:e01435

Y Xu, Y Si, J Takekawa, Q Liu, HHT Prins, S Yin, D Prosser, P Gong, WF de Boer (2020). A network approach to prioritize conservation efforts for migratory birds. Conservation Biology 34:416-426

Y Xu, Y Si, Y Wang, Y Zhang, HHT Prins, L Cao, WF de Boer (2019). Loss of functional connectivity in migration networks induces population decline in migratory birds. Ecological Applications 29: e01960

Y Xu, Y Si, S Yin, W Zhang, M Grishchenko, HHT Prins, P Gong, WF de Boer (2019). Species-dependent effects of habitat degradation in relation to seasonal distribution of migratory waterfowl in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Landscape Ecology 34:243

T Hu, K Huang, Y Yu, X Zhang, Y Xu, X Wang (2016). Measuring Water Footprint on a Lake Basin Scale: A Case Study of Lake Dianchi, China. CLEAN–Soil, Air, Water 44:1296-1305

X Wang, K Huang, Y Yu, T Hu, Y Xu (2016). An input-output structural decomposition analysis of changes in sectoral water footprint in China. Ecological Indicators 69:26-34

Y Xu, K Huang, Y Yu, X Wang (2015). Changes in water footprint of crop production in Beijing from 1978 to 2012: a logarithmic mean Divisia index decomposition analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production 87:180-187