Wader ringing at the Turov ornithological station, Pripyat Valley (S Belarus) in 1996-2003

Pinchuk, Pavel; Karlionova, Natallia; Zhurauliou, Dzmitry

doi:10.2478/v10050-008-0009-y

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“…The Turov landscape still retains patterns and processes characteristic of both natural and traditional cultural landscapes [70]. As a result, this landscape also contains large protected areas containing important forest and agricultural habitats for ground nesting birds [71,72].…”

Section: Landscapes With Different Land Managementmentioning

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Effects of Land Use Intensification on Avian Predator Assemblages: A Comparison of Landscapes with Different Histories in Northern Europe

2019

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Land use and landcover change alter the ability of habitat networks to maintain viable species populations. While their effects on the quality, amount and patterns of landcover patches are commonly studied, how they affect ecological processes, such as predation on focal species remains neglected. This macroecological study tests the hypothesis that predator assemblages are affected by land use intensity linked to different socio-economic contexts. We measured the distribution and abundance of two avian predator groups (generalist corvid birds and specialist raptors), and proxy variables that mirror their food resources, at three spatial scales in northern Europe’s West and East. In total, we made 900 survey counts for avian predators and their resources in six landcover strata throughout five landscapes and analyzed their relationships. The abundance of omnivorous corvid birds was associated with the number of anthropogenic food resources. Thus, corvid birds were most common in the urban and agricultural landcovers, and where forest cover was low. Corvid bird abundance, and availability of their resources, increased with increasing land use intensity. Raptors were less abundant than corvid birds and most common in semi-natural grasslands. The number of raptor species increased with decreasing land use intensity. This study shows that the abundance and composition of avian predator species must be understood to maintain functional habitat networks.

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Effects of Land Use Intensification on Avian Predator Assemblages: A Comparison of Landscapes with Different Histories in Northern Europe

2019

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“…This place is an important stopover site for waders during spring and autumn migration, in particular for the Ruff with spring concentrations of 10-14 thousand in the end of April or early May. A detailed description of the study area is given in Pinchuk et al (2005). Two age classes were distinguished: secondyear birds (hatched in the previous year) and adults.…”

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Differential Development of Breeding Plumage in Adult and Second-Year Male RuffsPhilomachus pugnax

Karlionova

Meissner

Pinchuk

2008

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“…Natural flooding of the 9-km wide wet grassland floodplain that stretches through the mid Pripyat valley is common during spring, summer and autumn. As a result, large wet grasslands at Turov form suitable habitat for breeding waders, as well as an important stopover for waders migrating on the eastern Atlantic migration flyway [79].…”

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Macroecology of North European Wet Grassland Landscapes: Habitat Quality, Waders, Avian Predators and Nest Predation

Manton

Angelstam

2021

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Wet grassland degradation is a global issue that involves both altered land cover patterns and ecological processes, which affect the distribution and abundance of species. The sharp decline in European wader bird (Charadrii) populations is a good example. The aim of this study is to test the hypothesis that the anthropogenic developmental stage of wet grassland habitats and landscapes drives avian nest predator abundance, and thus the predation pressure on nests, which is a major cause of wader bird declines. Using a macroecological approach we selected six wet grassland landscapes representing a gradient in both grassland habitat development and breeding wader population status in four European countries (Belarus, Iceland, Lithuania and Sweden). We (1) mapped wader and avian predator assemblages in multiple wet grassland patches in each landscape, (2) used artificial nests to estimate the relative rate of egg predation, and (3) analyzed relationships between nest predation pressure, corvid nest predators versus raptors, nest loss and the stage of wet grassland habitat and landscape development. We found (1) inverse relationships between the abundance of corvids and waders, as well as between wet grassland developmental stage and waders, and (2) a positive correlation between the probability of nest loss and the density of corvid birds. In conclusion, we found a clear macroecological pattern linking habitat quality, wader populations, nest predators and nest predation. These linkages stress the importance of including nest predation as a factor limiting wader bird populations, and that corvid control or management may be useful management tools.

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Wader ringing at the Turov ornithological station, Pripyat Valley (S Belarus) in 1996-2003

Abstract: Wader ringing at the Turov ornithological station, Pripyat Valley (S Belarus) in 1996-2003

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Effects of Land Use Intensification on Avian Predator Assemblages: A Comparison of Landscapes with Different Histories in Northern Europe

Effects of Land Use Intensification on Avian Predator Assemblages: A Comparison of Landscapes with Different Histories in Northern Europe

Differential Development of Breeding Plumage in Adult and Second-Year Male RuffsPhilomachus pugnax

Macroecology of North European Wet Grassland Landscapes: Habitat Quality, Waders, Avian Predators and Nest Predation

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