Status and development of the population of the globally threatened Dalmatian Pelican,<i>Pelecanus crispus</i>, in Turkey

Onmuş, Ortaç; Siki, Mehmet; Sarigul, G.; Crivellì, Alain J.

doi:10.1080/09397140.2011.10648876

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“…Many of these sites have been lost to drainage and direct persecution or both, as well as to water level increase (Onmuş et al 2011). Since 2000, the breeding numbers have increased moderately from 220−250 to 277−341 pairs (Onmuş et al 2011). DPs currently breed at Lakes Manyas, Aktaş and Iş ıklı and the Gediz and Büyük Menderes Deltas.…”

Section: Dalmatian Pelican Breeding Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Greece, during the last decade ( (Onmuş et al 2011). Large parts of the wintering population in western Anatolia are comprised of birds from Greece, Bulgaria and Romania (Crivelli et al 1991a).…”

Section: Great White Pelican Breeding Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…During the 1960s and 1970s many colonies of both species vanished, mainly due to drainage of wetlands, disturbance, persecution, overexploitation of fish stocks, pesticides and electric power lines (Crivelli & Vizi 1981, Crivelli & Schreiber 1984, Crivelli et al 1991a, 2000, Crivelli 1996, Handrinos & Akriotis 1997, Onmuş et al 2011). …”

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confidence: 99%

“…pdf, Boere & Stroud 2006) consists of breeding colonies in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Turkey and the Ukraine. All these birds winter close to their breeding colonies in the eastern Mediterranean (Onmuş et al 2011), while breeding birds in Russia and Southwest and South Asia winter in Iran, Iraq and on the Indian subcontinent (Crivelli 1994). In 2004 the world population of DP was estimated to be between 10 400 and 13 850 individuals, with 4350− 4800 individuals in the Black Sea / Mediterranean flyway, 6000−9000 individuals in Southwest and South Asia and 50 individuals in East Asia (Delany & Scott 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, almost half of the estimated pairs of DP, numbering between 1700 and 2100 individuals, breed in Southeast Europe (Barov & Derhé 2011). Recently, the DP breeding population has increased in Southeast Europe, particularly at Lake Mikri Prespa in Greece and in the surrounding countries, following the implementation of conservation measures (Barov & Derhé 2011, Onmuş et al 2011, BirdLife International 2012a.…”

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Current status of the Dalmatian pelican and the great white pelican populations of the Black Sea/Mediterranean flyway

Catsadorakis¹,

Onmuş²,

Bugariu³

et al. 2015

Endang. Species. Res.

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The Dalmatian pelican (DP) Pelecanus crispu s and the great white pelican (GWP) Pelecanus onocrotalus are listed as 'Vulnerable' and 'Least Concern', respectively, in the IUCN Red List. We present an updated estimation of the Black Sea / Mediterranean flyway population status of both species, based on data provided by experts working in all 7 countries of the region where pelicans breed and/or overwinter, who came together at the 1st Workshop on Pelican Research and Conservation in Prespa, Greece. The DP breeding population in the Black Sea and Mediterranean countries increased from 1730−2105 pairs in the years 2000−2010 to 2154−2437 pairs in 2011−2012. Approximately 40% of the Palaearctic breeding population of GWP occurred in Southeast Europe and Turkey. In 2011−2012 the GWP population in this region was estimated to be 4702−5175 pairs, and has remained more or less stable during the last decade. Although all the breeding sites for both species are in protected areas, disturbance at nesting places was considered to be the main threat. Direct persecution and electric power lines still cause occasional problems. In deltaic lagoons, erosion and inundation of nesting sites cause breeding failures in DPs, while in inland wetlands large water level fluctuations are a widespread problem. Decrease of fish stocks is a threat, especially in coastal areas. Many stop-over wetlands along GWP migration routes between Southeast Europe and Africa have been seriously degraded or have disappeared, resulting in serious implications for their populations. Conservation needs are listed, but further research is recommended for both species.

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Section: Dalmatian Pelican Breeding Datamentioning

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Section: Great White Pelican Breeding Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Current status of the Dalmatian pelican and the great white pelican populations of the Black Sea/Mediterranean flyway

Catsadorakis¹,

Onmuş²,

Bugariu³

et al. 2015

Endang. Species. Res.

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Population dynamics and wintering strategies of great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): what are the factors for selecting wintering sites?

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Soydan²,

Tavares³

2022

Hydrobiologia

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Using literature and expert knowledge to determine changes in the bird community over a century in a Turkish wetland

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Context Bird species have been studied and documented abundantly in the past decades and are good indicators of ecosystem conditions, providing useful information of the changes in the ecological state of wetlands over time. However, monitoring data for birds in wetland sites are often disparate and not homogeneous over time and among species, which complicates the interpretation of trends. Aims We examined historical literature from 1835 to 2019, complemented by an expert knowledge survey and citizen-science databases to estimate the abundance of species, and evaluated changes in the structure and composition by average bird abundances. Key results Our results suggested that land-cover and land-use changes have shaped the local bird community, with a decline in agricultural and grassland bird species as a result of changes in agricultural practices. Coastal wetland and marine birds have increased in abundance, most probably linked to the extension of saltpans and successful conservation measures. Conclusions These trends in bird communities demonstrate the impacts of different land management strategies on biodiversity. Implications This methodology can be replicated in other Ramsar and wetland sites around the world to raise new conservation issues and improve site conservation.

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Status and development of the population of the globally threatened Dalmatian Pelican,Pelecanus crispus, in Turkey

Cited by 10 publications

References 7 publications

Current status of the Dalmatian pelican and the great white pelican populations of the Black Sea/Mediterranean flyway

Current status of the Dalmatian pelican and the great white pelican populations of the Black Sea/Mediterranean flyway

Population dynamics and wintering strategies of great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo): what are the factors for selecting wintering sites?

Using literature and expert knowledge to determine changes in the bird community over a century in a Turkish wetland

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