Spatial Overlap and Habitat Selection of Corvid Species in European Cities.

Autor: Abou Zeid F; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic., Morelli F; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.; Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana St. 1, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland., Ibáñez-Álamo JD; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain., Díaz M; Department of Biogeography and Global Change, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (BGC-MNCN-CSIC), 28006 Madrid, Spain., Reif J; Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Benatska 2, 128 01 Praha, Czech Republic.; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Palacky University in Olomouc, 17. Listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech Republic., Jokimäki J; Nature Inventory and EIA-Services, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland., Suhonen J; Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland., Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki ML; Nature Inventory and EIA-Services, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, P.O. Box 122, 96101 Rovaniemi, Finland., Markó G; Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Plant Protection, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ménesi út 44, 1118 Budapest, Hungary., Bussière R; 4 Route de la Loge, 86800 Liniers, France., Mägi M; Department of Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 50409 Tartu, Estonia., Tryjanowski P; Institute of Zoology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland., Kominos T; Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece., Galanaki A; Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece., Bukas N; Plegadis, Riga Feraiou 6A, 45444 Ioannina, Greece., Pruscini F; S. C. della Pantiera 23, 61029 Pantiera, Italy., Jerzak L; Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana St. 1, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland., Ciebiera O; Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Zielona Góra, Prof. Z. Szafrana St. 1, 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland., Benedetti Y; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2023 Mar 29; Vol. 13 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 29.
DOI: 10.3390/ani13071192
Abstrakt: Understanding habitat and spatial overlap in sympatric species of urban areas would aid in predicting species and community modifications in response to global change. Habitat overlap has been widely investigated for specialist species but neglected for generalists living in urban settings. Many corvid species are generalists and are adapted to urban areas. This work aimed to determine the urban habitat requirements and spatial overlap of five corvid species in sixteen European cities during the breeding season. All five studied corvid species had high overlap in their habitat selection while still having particular tendencies. We found three species, the Carrion/Hooded Crow, Rook, and Eurasian Magpie, selected open habitats. The Western Jackdaw avoided areas with bare soil cover, and the Eurasian Jay chose more forested areas. The species with similar habitat selection also had congruent spatial distributions. Our results indicate that although the corvids had some tendencies regarding habitat selection, as generalists, they still tolerated a wide range of urban habitats, which resulted in high overlap in their habitat niches and spatial distributions.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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