The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04794-3" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04794-3</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04794-3" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-017-04794-3</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe
Original language description
Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus is a charismatic bird species with a dominant presence in human culture: from folklore legends to nowadays there is evidence of cuckoos being a prime candidate as a surrogate of bird diversity. Recent studies demonstrated that the cuckoo can predict hotspots of taxonomic diversity and functional diversity of bird communities in European countries. In this study, we demonstrated that the cuckoo is an excellent bioindicator at multi-spatial scale, extending cuckoo surrogacy from Europe to Asia. Even using three different survey methods (transect, square, point counts), comparing the new findings with results of our research in Europe, sites where the cuckoo is present were characterized by greater species richness, while the cuckoo was absent from sites with low species richness. The goodness of fit of models based on point counts ranged between 71 and 92%. Furthermore, the cuckoo population trend mirrors the average population trend and climate suitability of overall bird
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Scientific Reports
ISSN
2045-2322
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
2017
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1-8
UT code for WoS article
000404332100014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85021670926