Landscape effects on large scale abundance patterns of turtle doves Streptopelia turtur in Portugal

Dias, Susana; Moreira, Francisco; Beja, Pedro; Carvalho, Mariana; Gordinho, Luís; Reino, Luís; Oliveira, Vanessa; Rego, Francisco

doi:10.1007/s10344-013-0702-2

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“…The number of chicks fledged per nest was higher in close proximity to cereal crops, and decreased gradually as the distance to the nearest cereal crop increased. This result reinforces the finding that the selection of nest-trees near cereals is beneficial for Turtle-doves (see also Browne & Aebischer, 2003, 2004Dias et al, 2013 andDunn et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Most studies on both European and Northwest African Turtle-doves have focused on breeding biology (Rocha & Hidalgo, 2002;Browne et al, , 2005Boukhemza et al, 2008;Eraud et al, 2009;Hanane & Baâmal, 2011;Hanane, 2012Hanane, , 2014Hanane, , 2015Kafi et al, 2015;Hanane, 2016aHanane, , 2016b, breeding habitat use (Browne & Aebisher, 2004;Browne et al, 2005;Bakaloudis et al, 2009;Dunn & Morris, 2012;Sáenz de Buruaga et al, 2012;Dias et al, 2013;Yahiaoui et al, 2014;Dunn et al, 2016), foraging habitat use (Browne & Aebisher, 2003;Dunn et al, 2015;Rocha & Quillfeldt, 2015;Gutiérrez-Galán & Alonso, 2016) and migration (Eraud et al, 2013;Lormée et al, 2016;Marx et al, 2016). Both subspecies are granivorous and are true migrants, spending the winter period (late October to late March) mostly in the Sahel region of Africa, south of the Sahara in a broad band spanning the continent roughly between 10°N and 20°N (Browne & Aebischer, 2001).…”

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“…Both subspecies are granivorous and are true migrants, spending the winter period (late October to late March) mostly in the Sahel region of Africa, south of the Sahara in a broad band spanning the continent roughly between 10°N and 20°N (Browne & Aebischer, 2001). Moreover, both S. t. turtur and S. t. arenicola nest in forests (Sáenz de Buruaga et al, 2012;Dias et al, 2013;Yahyaoui et al, 2014;Hanane & Yassin, submitted paper), fruit orchards (Peiro, 2001;Hanane & Maghnouj, 2005;Hanane, 2009) and hedgerows (Dunn & Morris, 2012;Hanane, 2012).…”

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Analysis of Ring Recoveries of European Turtle DovesStreptopelia turtur— Flyways, Migration Timing and Origin Areas of Hunted Birds

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“…Loss and degradation of natural habitats, increase in fragmentation and emergence of man-made habitats threatens some species, as well as benefit other (Siriwardena et al, 1998). Some of these benefited species are able to satisfy their needs for food, shelter and reproductive habitat in the new agricultural matrix and may to dominate the assemblages (Söderström et al, 2003;Elmore et al, 2007;Dias et al, 2013) and even become overabundant and cause damage in crops or structures. Understanding the landscape settings that benefit such species and which factors contribute to population dynamics are key issues for proper management (Lutz and Jensen, 2007).…”

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“…Elmore et al (2007) found that the abundance of Mourning Doves in Mississippi increased with the percentage of land under agricultural use and decreased with the increased edge habitats. In Portugal, the abundance of Turtle Doves (Streptopelia turtur), a forest species, was related to landscape attributes associated to forest management and agricultural abandonment (Dias et al, 2013).…”

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Effect of land use in seasonal abundance of Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) in Southwestern Brazil

Silva

Guadagnin

2017

Braz. J. Biol.

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Changes at the landscape scale associated with expansion in agricultural land use and changes in agricultural practices are common causes of alteration in patterns of abundance and composition of avian communities. Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata -Des Murs, 1847) is among the most common species in the Neotropics, considered both as game and pest in some countries. Here we characterized the regional and seasonal patterns of Eared Doves abundance in Southwestern Brazil and examined the relationship between landscape features and these abundance patterns. We counted Eared Doves using the point count system along routes in summer and winter and recorded land use at two scales. We used linear regressions to model the effect of landscape matrix and land use at local scale with Doves abundance in two seasons. At the landscape scale, in winter, the abundance was greater in routes crossing landscapes dominated by plantations. In summer, it was lower in routes with large tracts of forests and mixed farming. While in winter, at the local scale, the Doves abundance was greater in routes with higher frequency of maize plantations, in summer higher abundances were observed in routes with higher frequency of sugar cane and soybean plantations. Agricultural settings, which include both sustained production of food in the form of grains as well as and large stretches of habitat suitable for reproduction, favor large population of Eared Doves.Keywords: agricultural landscape, seasonal dove abundance, Atlantic forest fragmentation, habitat correlations, Zenaida auriculata.Efeito do uso do solo na abundância sazonal de pombas-de-bando (Zenaida auriculata) no sudoeste do Brasil ResumoMudanças em escala de paisagem associadas à expansão das áreas destinadas à agricultura e às mudanças nas práticas agrícolas são consideradas importantes causas de alterações nos padrões de composição das comunidades de aves. A pomba-de-bando (Zenaida auriculata -Des Murs, 1847) é uma espécie comum na região Neotropical, sendo considerada tanto um recurso cinegético quanto uma peste agrícola em alguns países. Neste trabalho nós caracterizamos os padrões regionais e sazonais de distribuição populacional de pombas-de-bando em áreas agrícolas do sudoeste do Brasil e examinamos a relação entre características da paisagem e padrões de abundância de pombas. Coletamos os dados em transecções com pontos de contagem, alocados em estradas vicinais, percorridas no verão e no inverno. Utilizamos dados sobre as características da paisagem em duas escalas. Através de análises de regressões lineares modelamos o efeito da paisagem e do uso da terra na abundância de pombas nas duas estações. Na escala da paisagem, no inverno, a abundância foi maior em áreas com predomínio de agricultura. No verão a abundância foi menor em áreas com grandes extensões de florestas e agropecuária. Em relação ao uso do solo, no inverno a abundância de pombas foi maior em regiões com maior frequência de plantações de milho, enquanto no verão, a maior abundância esteve associada à mai...

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Year-round spatial distribution and migration phenology of a rapidly declining trans-Saharan migrant—evidence of winter movements and breeding site fidelity in European turtle doves

Schumm

Metzger²,

Neuling

et al. 2021

Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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Populations of migratory bird species have suffered a sustained and severe decline for several decades. Contrary to non-migratory species, understanding the causal mechanisms proves difficult (for migratory bird species) as underlying processes may operate across broad geographic ranges and stages of the annual cycle. Therefore, the identification of migration routes, wintering grounds, and stopover sites is crucial for the development of relevant conservation strategies for declining migrant bird species. We still lack fundamental data of the non-breeding movements for many migratory species, such as European turtle doves Streptopelia turtur, a trans-Saharan migrant. For this species, knowledge of non-breeding movements is mainly based on ringing data that are limited by a low recovery rate in Africa, and tracking studies with a strong bias towards individuals breeding in France. We used Argos satellite transmitters to obtain detailed year-round tracks and provide new insights on migration strategies and winter quarters, of turtle doves breeding in Central and Eastern Europe. The tracking data along with analysis of land cover data confirm previously assumed use of multiple wintering sites and the use of a wide range of forest and agricultural landscapes at the breeding grounds. Tracking data in combination with environmental parameters demonstrated that most environmental parameters and niche breadth differed between breeding and wintering grounds. “Niche tracking” was only observed regarding night-time temperatures. Furthermore, we provide evidence for breeding site fidelity of adult individuals and for home range size to increase with an increasing proportion of agricultural used areas. Significance statement The European turtle dove, a Palearctic-African migrant species, is one of the fastest declining birds in Europe. The rapid decline is presumed to be caused mainly by habitat modification and agricultural changes. Here, we represent data on migration strategies, flyways, and behavior on European breeding and African non-breeding sites of turtle doves breeding in Central and Eastern Europe equipped with satellite transmitters. Our results confirm the use of different migration flyways and reveal an indication for “niche switching” behavior in terms of environmental factors during the different annual phases. The migratory behaviors revealed by the tracking approach, e.g., prolonged stopovers during autumn migration in Europe overlapping with time of hunting activities, stopovers in North Africa during spring migration, or evidence for loop migration, are important protection-relevant findings, particularly for the Central-Eastern flyway, for which no tracking data has been analyzed prior to our study.

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Landscape effects on large scale abundance patterns of turtle doves Streptopelia turtur in Portugal

Cited by 42 publications

References 39 publications

Analysis of Ring Recoveries of European Turtle DovesStreptopelia turtur— Flyways, Migration Timing and Origin Areas of Hunted Birds

Analysis of Ring Recoveries of European Turtle DovesStreptopelia turtur— Flyways, Migration Timing and Origin Areas of Hunted Birds

Effect of land use in seasonal abundance of Eared Dove (Zenaida auriculata) in Southwestern Brazil

Year-round spatial distribution and migration phenology of a rapidly declining trans-Saharan migrant—evidence of winter movements and breeding site fidelity in European turtle doves

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