Effect of rook faeces on heavy metals content in soil at nestling sites

• Autorzy: Królak E. , Kasprzykowski Z. , Kaczorowski P.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2428/ecea.2014.21(4)36

Warianty tytułu

PL

Wpływ kolonii lęgowych gawrona na zawartość metali ciężkich w glebie

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The content of Cu, Fe, Zn, Cd and Pb in rook faeces from two colonies roosting in urban parks in Eastern Poland (Siedlce and Biala Podlaska) and the effect of the colonies upon the metals content in soil were analyzed. The analysis was carried out by comparing the chemical composition of soils at the nestling sites and at the control sites. Differences showed in metals content in the faeces depended on the localization of colonies. The colony from the former site significantly contributed to the content of Cu, Fe, Zn and Cd in soil. Neither of the rook colonies affected soil Pb levels. The chemical composition of rook faeces reflected the quality of the environment in which rooks feed. Our study findings show that the rook is particularly sensitive to local changes in metals content in the environment.

PL

Analizowano zawartość metali Cu, Fe, Zn, Cd i Pb w odchodach gawrona bytującego w dwóch koloniach zlokalizowanych w parkach miejskich na terenie wschodniej Polski (Siedlce i Biała Podlaska) oraz wpływ kolonii na zawartość tych metali w glebach. Analizy wpływu kolonii gawrona na zmiany właściwości gleb dokonano, porównując skład chemiczny gleb na stanowiskach pod gniazdami ptaków i na stanowiskach kontrolnych. Odnotowano statystycznie większą zawartość Fe, Zn i Cd w odchodach ptaków gniazdujących na terenie Siedlce niż w Białej Podlaskiej. Istotny, na zawartość Cu, Fe, Zn, Cd i Pb w glebie, okazał się wpływ siedleckiej kolonii gawronów. Nie wykazano wpływu kolonii gawrona na zmiany zawartości Pb w glebie. Skład chemiczny odchodów jest odzwierciedleniem jakości diety ptaków. Przeprowadzone badania wykaza ły, że gawron jest gatunkiem szczególnie wrażliwym na lokalne zmiany zawartości metali w środowisku.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

rook; breeding colonies; faeces; soil; heavy metals; contamination; bioindicators

PL

gawron; kolonia lęgowa; odchody; gleba; metale ciężkie; zanieczyszczenie; bioindykacja

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. A
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 21, nr 4
• Strony: 453--460
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 29 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Królak E.

• Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Prusa 12, 08–110 Siedlce, Poland, phone [phone].

autor

Kasprzykowski Z.

• Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Prusa 12, 08–110 Siedlce, Poland, phone [phone].

autor

Kaczorowski P.

• Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, ul. Prusa 12, 08–110 Siedlce, Poland, phone [phone].

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