Nest-site selection of an avian urban exploiter, the Eurasian magpie Pica pica, across the urban-rural gradient

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41330/21:85855

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://bioone.org/journalArticle/Download?fullDOI=10.25225%2Fjvb.20086" target="_blank" >https://bioone.org/journalArticle/Download?fullDOI=10.25225%2Fjvb.20086</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.20086" target="_blank" >10.25225/jvb.20086</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Nest-site selection of an avian urban exploiter, the Eurasian magpie Pica pica, across the urban-rural gradient

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Although rapid growth in the extent of urbanized habitats across the globe represents a major threat to biodiversity, there is growing evidence that urban ecosystems can represent suitable habitats for many taxa, including birds. Exploring aspects of bird ecology across the urban-rural gradient, including determinants of habitat associations, are crucial to understanding responses to urbanisation. Here, we examined factors affecting nest-site selection of Eurasian magpies across an urban-rural gradient, contrasting urban and non-urban habitats. The presence and density of Eurasian magpie nests was positively associated with the proportion of green urban areas, and negatively with forests, arable land and buildings, despite habitat associations differing across the urban-rural gradient. We also found a negative relationship between nest height and distance from city edge. The highest nests were found in city centre residential areas, whereas the lowest nests were in the new residential areas. We conclude that Eurasian magpies can successfully exploit urban environments, partially due to adaptation of their nesting behaviour. In particular, they construct their nests higher in urban areas to avoid the negative impacts of human disturbance and predation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Nest-site selection of an avian urban exploiter, the Eurasian magpie Pica pica, across the urban-rural gradient

Popis výsledku anglicky

Although rapid growth in the extent of urbanized habitats across the globe represents a major threat to biodiversity, there is growing evidence that urban ecosystems can represent suitable habitats for many taxa, including birds. Exploring aspects of bird ecology across the urban-rural gradient, including determinants of habitat associations, are crucial to understanding responses to urbanisation. Here, we examined factors affecting nest-site selection of Eurasian magpies across an urban-rural gradient, contrasting urban and non-urban habitats. The presence and density of Eurasian magpie nests was positively associated with the proportion of green urban areas, and negatively with forests, arable land and buildings, despite habitat associations differing across the urban-rural gradient. We also found a negative relationship between nest height and distance from city edge. The highest nests were found in city centre residential areas, whereas the lowest nests were in the new residential areas. We conclude that Eurasian magpies can successfully exploit urban environments, partially due to adaptation of their nesting behaviour. In particular, they construct their nests higher in urban areas to avoid the negative impacts of human disturbance and predation.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10613 - Zoology

Projekt

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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

Journal of Vertebrate Biology

ISSN

2694-7684

e-ISSN

2694-7684

Svazek periodika

70

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

20086

Kód UT WoS článku

000599257400002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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