THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND REED MANAGEMENT ON NESTING PARAMETERS OF THE GREAT REED WARBLER, ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS (AVES: SYLVIIDAE)

Autor:	Antun Žuljević, Thomas Oliver Mérő
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Abiotic component Avian clutch size Great reed warbler Ecology Hatching Nesting (process) Plant Science Biology biology.organism_classification Nest Insect Science Acrocephalus Sylviidae Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Ecologica Montenegrina. 7:305-312
ISSN:	2336-9744 2337-0173
Popis:	Nesting parameters such as clutch size, hatching rate or nesting success have been extensively studied in birds in relation to biotic and abiotic factors. In this study we aimed to investigate the effects of air temperature, amount of precipitation, reed burning, and water depth (independent variables) on nest density, clutch size, hatching rate, and nesting success (dependent variables) of the Great Reed Warbler during a nine-year period. We found that neither the clutch size nor the hatching rate was influenced by any of the predictor variables. Nest density was positively influenced by the water depth, while the nesting success was negatively related to the amount of precipitation. Reed burning had no effect on any of the nesting parameters. Similarly, to our results, short-term studies reported a positive relationship between nest density and water depth, and a negative relationship between the nesting success and amount of precipitation, indicating that these two environmental variables generally influence the two nesting parameters. However, the impact of various reed management practices, such as harvesting or removal, on the nesting variables of the Great Reed Warbler needs further clarification.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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