Vehicle-mounted cameras reveal negative impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident on large bird abundance via paddy field abandonment.
N. Kumada, K. Fukasawa, A. Yoshioka, N. Tsuda, H. Ouchi
This study uses vehicle-mounted cameras and distance sampling to show that paddy field abandonment after the Fukushima disaster led to a sharp decline in large bird abundance.
bioRxiv · May 31, 2023 · PreprintEcology