التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Effective conservation measures to mitigate the impact of human disturbances on the endangered Egyptian vulture |
| المؤلفون: |
Zuberogoitia, I., Zabala, J., Martínez, J. E., González‐Oreja, J. A., López‐López, P. |
| المساهمون: |
Environment Department of Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness |
| المصدر: |
Animal Conservation ; volume 17, issue 5, page 410-418 ; ISSN 1367-9430 1469-1795 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Wiley |
| سنة النشر: |
2014 |
| المجموعة: |
Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref) |
| الوصف: |
A consistent body of literature suggests that migratory species, ecological specialists and/or populations living on the borders of their distribution ranges are expected to be among the most seriously affected by alterations in environmental conditions. In this framework, we tested the combined effects of human disturbance and weather conditions on the breeding performance of a long‐lived endangered scavenger, the E gyptian vulture, in a study area ( B iscay, northern S pain) located close to the edge of its worldwide range. Furthermore, we tested the effect of specific management strategies aimed at preventing the impact of human disturbance on the species' breeding output. Our results showed that the breeding success was negatively correlated with weather conditions, mainly rainfall and number of rainy days in J une, that is the rearing period of small nestlings. Importantly, human disturbance was the main factor affecting E gyptian vultures' productivity. In fact, during the study period (2000–2012), we detected cases of high‐level disturbance in 59 nests (30.9%) within 17 of the 22 monitored territories, which only produced three fledglings overall. In 2010, we started the application of management actions for preventing human disturbance, first in a few control territories and later, in 2011 and 2012, across the whole study area. The measures were found to be successful, as the breeding success increased to levels similar to those previously detected in non‐disturbed nests. Our results showed that management strategies aimed at preventing human disturbance are of paramount importance in order to assure the conservation of this endangered species. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/acv.12107 |
| الإتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12107Test |
| حقوق: |
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vorTest |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.9FC550C1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |
