Grey Heron<i>Ardea cinerea</i>Productivity in Relation to Habitat Features and Different Spatial Scales

Manikowska-Ślepowrońska, Brygida; Ślepowroński, Krzysztof; Jakubas, Dariusz

doi:10.3161/15052249pje2016.64.3.008

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“…The total surface area of flooded fields has been linked to food availability and this in turn to reproductive success (Owen 1960, Hafner et al 1987, Hafner et al 1994, Manikowska-Slepwronska et al 2016). Similarly, this influences the number of visits to the nest by parents to feed chicks or the quantity/quality of food offered at each visit (Owen 1955), which is directly related to mortality of larger chicks and fledglings (Jakubas 2005).…”

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Effects of Rice Field Water Cycles on the Breeding Biology of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) and Conservation Implications

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Wetlands are among the most threatened ecosystems on the planet, largely due to their conversion to agricultural or dry land. L'Albufera de Vàlencia is characterized by a large expanse of rice fields (c. 14,000 ha), which hosts the most important colony of Grey Heron Ardea cinerea on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. The colony was visited every 10 days during February-April of 2016 to 2018 and during May-July of 2015 to 2017. The reproductive parameters were estimated for each year and season. We also monitored the available habitat and habitat use of the species in the rice fields from February 2016 to June 2017. The condition of the rice field was related to reproductive parameters. The breeding period was divided into two stages per year. In 2016 all reproductive parameters were lower values, coinciding with a larger area of dry fields in winter and low rainfall in summer. Breeding success was found to be positively associated with the muddy/semi-flooded fields and negatively associated with the sown fields. Like Grey Heron, other waterbirds species nesting in L'Albufera de Valencia could depend on the condition of the rice fields for breeding success. Their reproductive requirements should be considered in rice cultivation management.

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Effects of Rice Field Water Cycles on the Breeding Biology of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) and Conservation Implications

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Can you nest where you roost? Waterbirds use different sites but similar cues to locate roosting and breeding sites in a small Indian city

Mehta,

Koli,

Kittur

et al. 2024

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Influence of landscape features on the location of grey heron Ardea cinerea colonies in Poland

Manikowska-Ślepowrońska

Lazarus

Żółkoś

et al. 2016

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We analysed hydrographic and habitat factors influencing the location of 207 colonies of the grey heron Ardea cinerea in Poland. We compared areas of particular habitats in three buffers around colonies (0-1, 0-10, 0-20km) among eight regions differing in their proportions of studied habitats. We found the highest inter-region dissimilarities in areas covered by water bodies (all scales) and pastures (0-1km). We recognized some indicator habitats characteristic of the majority (water bodies, pastures) or of some (seacoast, inland marshes, urbanized zone) regions. The habitat selectivity index showed that grey herons in buffer 0-1km preferred pastures and water bodies in seven regions and rivers in one subprovince. In buffer 0-10km, forests and urban zones were preferred in seven and five subprovinces, respectively. Our study revealed that both aquatic and non-aquatic habitats are important for the distribution of the grey heron colonies in Poland.

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Grey HeronArdea cinereaProductivity in Relation to Habitat Features and Different Spatial Scales

Cited by 5 publications

References 47 publications

Effects of Rice Field Water Cycles on the Breeding Biology of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) and Conservation Implications

Effects of Rice Field Water Cycles on the Breeding Biology of Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) and Conservation Implications

Can you nest where you roost? Waterbirds use different sites but similar cues to locate roosting and breeding sites in a small Indian city

Influence of landscape features on the location of grey heron Ardea cinerea colonies in Poland

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