The effect of environmental variables on owl distribution in Central Europe: A case study from the Czech Republic

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60076658%3A12310%2F21%3A43902939" target="_blank" >RIV/60076658:12310/21:43902939 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41330/21:85667

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954121001667?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1574954121001667?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101375" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecoinf.2021.101375</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The effect of environmental variables on owl distribution in Central Europe: A case study from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Species distributional data from atlas projects collected by volunteers and professionals play an essential role in ecology and biodiversity conservation. Atlas data primarily allow evaluating longitudinal and latitudinal gradients in species distribution. However, the effects of additional factors such as elevation and associated climatic conditions and landscape structure are rarely assessed. We used the original data from the Atlas of birds breeding in the Czech Republic in terms of the presence and absence (0/1) of breeding occurrence of seven owl species in 604 mapping quadrates (each quadrate 12.0 x 11.1 km in size) to assess the effect of elevation (reaching from 100 to 1100 m a.s.l.) and temperature on the distributional patterns of the owls. Using a multivariate spatial analysis with latitude and longitude as space predictors and landscape structure as covariates, we found that elevation and temperature significantly affected owl distribution; the model explained 94.8% of the variability (p = 0.002). Only the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) showed a clear preference for the highest elevation, and simultaneously, boreal and pygmy (Glaucidium passerinum) owls preferred the coldest environments. Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and tawny owl (Strix aluco) most often occupied low and middle elevation of moderate temperatures. Barn owl (Tyto alba) and long-eared owl (Asio otus) inhabited the warmest areas in low elevations. Finally, little owl (Athene noctua) most often occurred in the lowest elevations of intermediate temperatures. We have documented that the elevation and associated climate conditions can work as an effective predictor to assess distributional preferences of owl species based on atlas data. The findings can be helpful when the management of owls&apos; habitats is considered and implemented. For example, the results of our case study suggest that the boreal owl can be susceptible to global warming and intensive logging at high elevations.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The effect of environmental variables on owl distribution in Central Europe: A case study from the Czech Republic

Popis výsledku anglicky

Species distributional data from atlas projects collected by volunteers and professionals play an essential role in ecology and biodiversity conservation. Atlas data primarily allow evaluating longitudinal and latitudinal gradients in species distribution. However, the effects of additional factors such as elevation and associated climatic conditions and landscape structure are rarely assessed. We used the original data from the Atlas of birds breeding in the Czech Republic in terms of the presence and absence (0/1) of breeding occurrence of seven owl species in 604 mapping quadrates (each quadrate 12.0 x 11.1 km in size) to assess the effect of elevation (reaching from 100 to 1100 m a.s.l.) and temperature on the distributional patterns of the owls. Using a multivariate spatial analysis with latitude and longitude as space predictors and landscape structure as covariates, we found that elevation and temperature significantly affected owl distribution; the model explained 94.8% of the variability (p = 0.002). Only the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) showed a clear preference for the highest elevation, and simultaneously, boreal and pygmy (Glaucidium passerinum) owls preferred the coldest environments. Eagle owl (Bubo bubo) and tawny owl (Strix aluco) most often occupied low and middle elevation of moderate temperatures. Barn owl (Tyto alba) and long-eared owl (Asio otus) inhabited the warmest areas in low elevations. Finally, little owl (Athene noctua) most often occurred in the lowest elevations of intermediate temperatures. We have documented that the elevation and associated climate conditions can work as an effective predictor to assess distributional preferences of owl species based on atlas data. The findings can be helpful when the management of owls&apos; habitats is considered and implemented. For example, the results of our case study suggest that the boreal owl can be susceptible to global warming and intensive logging at high elevations.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10618 - Ecology

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Ecological Informatics

ISSN

1574-9541

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

64

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

SEP 2021

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000691773500012

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85111297177