Predicting the Impacts of Climate Change on the Potential Suitable Habitat Distribution of House Crows (Corvus splendens) in Tanzania

Ndimuligo, Sood A.; Mbwambo, Baraka N.; Kavana, Pius Y.; Nkwabi, Ally K.

doi:10.4236/oalib.1109014

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“…In Egypt, it was first recorded around the Northeast region (Peter et al 1980 andGoodman et al 1986). Some previous studies have been conducted on the house crow, both from the agricultural view; attacking crops (Khattab et al, 2002); used as a bio-agent to reduce the number of some types of rodents and insects (Kamel, 2014, Shivambu et al, 2020and Ndimuligo et al, 2022.…”

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House Crow Habitats and Habits.

Saleh

Eldnasory

Anany

2022

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology

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The house crow has a notorious reputation for being a problem species in both native and foreign countries because of its multiplicity of approaches to adaptation and the consequent economic damage. In this context, the purpose of the current study is to elucidate the daily habits and population fluctuations of the house crow community in Suez Governorate, Egypt. The results indicated a substantial variation in the daily activity of the house crow based on the differences in the nature of the habitat. The highest numbers were recorded during the summer months (July to August) in parking and buildings during the sunset period, highlighting the drop in the first season's overall average compared to the second season. It is noted that the semi-annual average for the period from June 2020 to December 2021 significantly increased from the general average for the same period during the second season (60 and 49), respectively.

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House Crow Habitats and Habits.

Saleh

Eldnasory

Anany

2022

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, B. Zoology

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Projecting the current and potential future distribution of New Zealand’s invasive sturnids

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Whibley,

Cain

et al. 2024

Biol Invasions

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Invasive species threaten native ecosystems, the economy and human health. Improved understanding of an invasive species’ ecological niche, and whether it has differentiated in the invasive compared to the native range, will enable better prediction of areas at risk of future invasions. Here, we characterise the ecological niche of the common myna (Acridotheres tristis) and common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), in their native range and in Aotearoa New Zealand, where they were introduced over 140 years ago. Common myna and common starling are two of the most invasive bird species in the world and are agricultural pests, competitors to native fauna and may act as disease vectors. Using biologically justified environmental variables and occurrence data, we construct ecological niche models (ENMs) using five algorithms. Based on the ENM algorithm with highest transferability, we identify key environmental variables to compare the niches of the two species in New Zealand and the native range, and between the two species in New Zealand. For both species, we find no evidence of niche divergence between New Zealand and their native range despite their long invasion history. However, we do find evidence for niche differences between the two species in New Zealand. Our future suitable habitat predictions suggest little range expansion of the already-widespread starlings in New Zealand, but large areas at risk of future myna invasion in New Zealand’s South Island. Our results support ongoing management of myna populations, especially in the South Island where the Cook strait may already provide some barrier to dispersal.

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Predicting the Impacts of Climate Change on the Potential Suitable Habitat Distribution of House Crows (Corvus splendens) in Tanzania

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House Crow Habitats and Habits.

House Crow Habitats and Habits.

Projecting the current and potential future distribution of New Zealand’s invasive sturnids

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