Nest Age as Predictor of Nest Survival in Three Sympatric Dove Species Breeding in a Mediterranean Arid Agroecosystem

Saâd, Nasrine; Hanane, Saâd; Farhi, Kamilia; Khemis, Mohamed Dhaya El Hak

doi:10.5253/arde.v108i2.a5

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“…From 1960 to 2020, the majority of studies concerning turtle doves investigated this game separately from other species that could exist in the same habitats, and this will miss a piece of precious information that would help in the conservation of this declining migrant bird [26]. In the best case, turtle doves were studied comparatively with conspecific competitors (Columbidae), such as laughing dove, collared dove, stock dove, and wood pigeon, mainly in geographical distribution [27][28][29][30][31][32], in feeding competition [29,33], in breeding biology [26,[34][35][36], and in parasite infestation [37,38]. On the contrary, this study has situated turtle doves among interspecific breeding species in wild nesting sites.…”

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A New Feature of Nesting Ecology in the Vulnerable European Turtle Dove: Nest Site and Nesting Tree Sharing with Coexisting Species at Three North African Wetlands

Squalli¹,

Mansouri²,

Ousaaid

et al. 2022

International Journal of Ecology

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Investigations of niche splitting in the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) have primarily addressed feeding habitats and foraging features and been limited to conspecific species, counting laughing dove and wood pigeon. The recent degradation of natural and suitable habitats for turtle doves, particularly in North Africa, would push this species to refuge in wetlands with a variety of other bird species. The understanding of potential cohabitation between doves and other species in these less disturbed ecosystems would help in the conservation measures of this declining game. This study, conducted from early March to September between 2015 and 2017, attempted to determine which species cohabit with turtle doves in three Northwest African wetlands in Morocco and how these species select nesting sites and trees. We used detrended corresponding analysis (DCA) to test the relevance of nest site and nesting tree variables in the nest distribution of the breeding species. The obtained results show a wide sharing of nest-niche between turtle doves and 7 breeding species, especially at the intermediate zone and downstream of the rivers. The lack of competition for food resources with neighbouring species may help in this harmonious sharing of both nesting sites and nesting trees. We further suggest guidelines for future research that seek to understand the spatiotemporal dynamics of species coexisting with turtle dove in the same habitats.

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A New Feature of Nesting Ecology in the Vulnerable European Turtle Dove: Nest Site and Nesting Tree Sharing with Coexisting Species at Three North African Wetlands

Squalli¹,

Mansouri²,

Ousaaid

et al. 2022

International Journal of Ecology

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“…Although the breeding ecology and migration dates of turtle doves have been examined in detail [28,29], there has been no comparable examination of the detailed breeding chronology and reproductive success in high-altitude habitats [22]. In all previous studies, research concerning breeding ecology was limited to an altitude ranging from 100 to 600 m in both Europe and North Africa [22,23,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. erefore, understanding the migration and breeding phenology at high-altitude habitat will open a new window in conservation measures, in particular with recent evidence indicating that turtle doves breed and feed in mountainous zones [22,23].…”

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New Data on Migration Time, Breeding Phenology, and Breeding Success of European Turtle Doves in Their Highest Breeding Habitats in North Africa

Mansouri

Ousaaid²,

Squalli

et al. 2021

International Journal of Zoology

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The migration dates, breeding phenology, and reproductive success of the European turtle doves were studied in the highest breeding habitats at Midelt (1400 to 1600 m), Morocco. Data were recorded from March to October between 2015 and 2018, using the Common Bird Census methodology. Results showed that, at high-altitude breeding sites (n = 20), turtle doves arrived on 28.25 ± 2.05 March, while departure dates were on 28.00 ± 1.47 September. On the other hand, nesting activity began on 26.5 ± 0.64 April, and laying dates were only two days after the nest construction date on 28.00 ± 0.7 April. First fledged chicks were 17.50 ± 2.72 May, and chicks started flying on 3.50 ± 2.33 June. In addition, breeding chronology, including nesting and chick’s flight, was influenced by altitude and rainfall and more particularly controlled by temperature. For breeding success, among the 467 monitored nests, 73.87% survived during the nesting period and 71.16% of eggs have survived during incubation. Chicks' survival rate was higher with 79.56%. Failure factors during breeding success were diverse. Predation caused the loss of 18.89% of eggs during incubation periods and 10.54% of chicks during the nestling phase. A few portions, including 4.41% of eggs and 4.39% of chicks, were deserted by their dove parents. Finally, our study highlights that the turtle dove breeds in high-altitude habitats with late and shorter breeding periods, which might allow this bird to avoid the vigorous climate conditions at mountains and their effect on reproductive success.

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“…2019, Saâd et al . 2020). Temperatures vary widely, being more moderate during winter (6°C) and hot in summer often reaching 44°C (Farhi et al .…”

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“…In North Africa Saharan regions, date palm plantations are the most important horticultural crops (Saâd et al . 2020). These artificial environments are well adapted to Saharan conditions and constitute an effective barrier against sand encroachment (Mihi et al .…”

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Tree characteristics, microhabitat and edge effect in plantations govern European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturnest habitat selection at the edge of Sahara: implications for conservation of a vulnerable species

Saâd

Hanane

Farhi

et al. 2021

Bird Conservation International

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Summary Tree characteristics, microhabitat, and human presence were measured around nest trees (n = 92) and non-nest trees (n = 92) to identify the best predictors of the European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur nest occurrence in date palm plantations of the Biskra region (Algeria). Nest occurrence was (i) positively influenced by the height of trees and that of the herbaceous layer, and (ii) quadratically affected by diameter at breast height (DBH), the cover of trees, the cover of the herbaceous vegetation, and the distance to the edge of date palm plantation. Variation partitioning analysis revealed that the pure effect of tree physical characteristics (tree height and DBH) was robust in explaining the occurrence of Turtle Dove nests (adj. R2 = 0.52, P = 0.001). For an efficient management of this Saharan population, special attention should be paid in the short term to keeping high date palm trees while ensuring, in the medium and long term, the presence of different-sized palm tree classes at each exploitation. There is no doubt that date palm plantations of Biskra are of paramount importance because they offer good opportunities for consolidating and improving the knowledge on this threatened species and other species at the Sahara edge.

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Nest Age as Predictor of Nest Survival in Three Sympatric Dove Species Breeding in a Mediterranean Arid Agroecosystem

Cited by 12 publications

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A New Feature of Nesting Ecology in the Vulnerable European Turtle Dove: Nest Site and Nesting Tree Sharing with Coexisting Species at Three North African Wetlands

A New Feature of Nesting Ecology in the Vulnerable European Turtle Dove: Nest Site and Nesting Tree Sharing with Coexisting Species at Three North African Wetlands

New Data on Migration Time, Breeding Phenology, and Breeding Success of European Turtle Doves in Their Highest Breeding Habitats in North Africa

Tree characteristics, microhabitat and edge effect in plantations govern European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturnest habitat selection at the edge of Sahara: implications for conservation of a vulnerable species

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