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Population dynamics and habitat preference of two urbanized Columbidae species and their nest predator in two settlement types

Varga, Sámuel Zsolt and Juhász, Lajos (2020) Population dynamics and habitat preference of two urbanized Columbidae species and their nest predator in two settlement types. ORNIS HUNGARICA, 28 (2). pp. 146-157. ISSN 1215-1610

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Abstract

Since urbanization is a worldwide phenomenon, numerous species have gained the advantage of urban ecosystems. The Eurasian Collared Doves (Streptopelia decaocto) has become widespread all across Europe along with human-altered habitats. In general, population levels are stable but numbers have locally decreased in the past few decades. In parallel, a new wave of urbanization came forward, so Wood Pigeons (Columba palumbus) entered urban ecosystems alongside with other Columbidae species. In this paper, our primary goal was to find any connection between habitat availability factors such as coniferous tree density and the population dynamics of two urbanized species. A locally emerging corvid species, the Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) was also taken into consideration in influencing tree-nesting doves and pigeons as a primary nest predator. During the research period, we aimed to express the differences in habitat structure of two urban ecotypes by nesting tree availability and structure and to prove the power of predator presence in sampling sites. Our results showed that residential areas have a higher proportion of coniferous trees, as well as the high preference of residential areas by Wood Pigeons and Eurasian Collared Doves.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: urbanization, Eurasian Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Hooded Crow, coniferous tree-availability
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz > QH540 Ecology / ökológia
Q Science / természettudomány > QL Zoology / állattan
SWORD Depositor: MTMT SWORD
Depositing User: MTMT SWORD
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2024 11:40
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2024 11:40
URI: https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/206794

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