Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Productivity in Relation to Habitat Features and Different Spatial Scales

• Autorzy: Manikowska-Ślepowrońska B. , Ślepowroński K. , Jakubas D.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2016.64.3.008

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Life history traits of birds like survival or reproduction are strongly related to habitat features which affect food and nest-site availability. However, impact of habitat variables on life-history traits, which may be scale-dependent is barely studied. We investigated the relationships between landscape features and productivity (expressed as the number of 21–38 day old chicks per nest) of a colonial waterbird, the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea in northern Poland. In 2014 we analysed the landscape features (hydrographic features, habitat area, habitat patchiness and distances to the nearest water bodies, coastline, rivers/canals, buildings and roads) around the six colonies. We analysed all those features in four spatial scales around the colony: close proximity of the colony (0–1 km), closer foraging grounds (0–10 km), far foraging grounds (0–20 km) and far foraging grounds excluding close foraging areas and proximity of the colony (10–20 km). The differences in productivity among the colonies was not significant in the studied year (mean number of chicks ± SD: 3.57 ± 0.52). At each spatial scale excluding 10–20 km radius, Grey Heron productivity increased with increasing habitat heterogeneity and decreased with increasing length of rivers/canals and area of pastures. The results of this study indicate that the spatial scale of 0–10 km was the best to indicate relationships between landscape features and productivity in herons. Distance to the nearest river/canal banks, buildings and roads were related positively to productivity. Our study revealed the importance of landscape complexity of aquatic and terrestrial habitats for the Grey Heron productivity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Ardea cinerea; breeding success; productivity; landscape features; habitat features

PL

Ardea cinerea L.; czapla siwa; sukces hodowlany; produktywność; elementy krajobrazu; cechy siedliska

• Wydawca: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: Vol. 64, nr 3
• Strony: 384--398
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 82 poz., fot., mapa, tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Manikowska-Ślepowrońska B.

• Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland

autor

Ślepowroński K.

• Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland

autor

Jakubas D.

• Department of Vertebrate Ecology and Zoology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę.