Annual use of man-made wetlands by the mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Gayet, Guillaume; Matthieu, Guillemain; Mesléard, François; Fritz, Hervé; Curtet, Laurence; Broyer, Joël

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.017

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“…The Mute Swan can use a wide variety of wetland habitats: slow-flowing rivers, fluvial canals, lakes, fishponds, coastal marine habitats, gravel pits and urban ponds, with farmland also important for grazing (Kirby et al, 1994;Rees et al, 1997;Petersen, 2000;Rowell and Spray, 2004;Fouque et al, 2007). Although habitat use may vary markedly with the time of year and the swans' breeding status (Gayet et al, 2011a(Gayet et al, , 2013Wood et al, 2013), Mute Swans demonstrate a high level of ecological plasticity, which explains their ability to colonize these diverse habitats within their native range in recent decades (Wieloch, 1991;Fouque et al, 2007). Indeed, these birds have few strict requirements for establishing breeding sites (Gayet et al, 2011b), and can readily rely on agricultural crops for feeding during winter in addition to their more traditional use of wetland habitats (e.g.…”

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