Influence of landscape features on the location of grey heron Ardea cinerea colonies in Poland
| Autor: | Brygida Manikowska-Ślepowrońska, Ignacy Kitowski, Adam Zbyryt, Katarzyna Żółkoś, Magdalena Lazarus, Dariusz Jakubas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Marsh Oceans and Seas Population 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Birds Rivers Animals Ardea Social Behavior Ecosystem geography.geographical_feature_category General Immunology and Microbiology biology Behavior Animal Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Grey heron Geography Habitat Wetlands Poland General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Hydrography Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Comptes rendus biologies. 339(11-12) |
| ISSN: | 1768-3238 |
| Popis: | We analysed hydrographic and habitat factors influencing the location of 207 colonies of the grey heron Ardea cinerea in Poland. We compared areas of particular habitats in three buffers around colonies (0–1, 0–10, 0–20 km) among eight regions differing in their proportions of studied habitats. We found the highest inter-region dissimilarities in areas covered by water bodies (all scales) and pastures (0–1 km). We recognized some indicator habitats characteristic of the majority (water bodies, pastures) or of some (seacoast, inland marshes, urbanized zone) regions. The habitat selectivity index showed that grey herons in buffer 0–1 km preferred pastures and water bodies in seven regions and rivers in one subprovince. In buffer 0–10 km, forests and urban zones were preferred in seven and five subprovinces, respectively. Our study revealed that both aquatic and non-aquatic habitats are important for the distribution of the grey heron colonies in Poland. |
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