Title: | Long-term ringing data on migrating passerines reveal overall avian decline in Europe |
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Authors: | ID Petras, Tina (Author) ID Vrezec, Al (Author) |
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Language: | English |
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Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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Organization: | NIB - National Institute of Biology PMS - Slovenian Museum of Natural History
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Abstract: | The loss of biodiversity is shaping today’s environment. Bird ringing is a citizen science research tool that can determine species population dynamics and trends over a large geographic area. We used a 17-year time series to assess population trends of 74 passerine species based on ringing data from autumn migration in Slovenia (south-central Europe). We defined seven guilds of species according to geographic location, ecological, migratory, breeding, and life-history traits. Almost all guilds showed declining trends, except for the group of species of northeastern European origin, which showed a stable trend. The greatest decline was in low-productivity wetland specialists. Forest birds, seed-eaters, and high-productivity species experienced the smallest declines. The general declines in avifauna across a range of life-history and behavioural traits, and across a range of spatial and ecological scales, suggest widespread environmental change in Europe. Our data indicates that recent trends are toward ecosystem homogeneity, with an impoverished avifauna, including a few species that are increasing in abundance. These are the species with higher productivity and flexible behaviour, such as short-distance migrants, that have the greatest chance of prevailing in the recently rapidly changing environment because of their ability to adapt to changes in a timely manner. |
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Keywords: | bird population trends, ecological traits, life-history traits, migratory traits, recovery analysis, avifaunal change |
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Publication status: | Published |
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Publication version: | Version of Record |
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Publication date: | 26.10.2022 |
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Year of publishing: | 2022 |
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Number of pages: | Str. 1-18 |
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Numbering: | Vol. 14, iss. 11 |
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PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-19373 ![Link is opened in a new window New window](teme/dirros/img/NovoOkno.png) |
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UDC: | 598.2 |
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ISSN on article: | 1424-2818 |
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DOI: | 10.3390/d14110905 ![Link is opened in a new window New window](teme/dirros/img/NovoOkno.png) |
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COBISS.SI-ID: | 128963587 ![Link is opened in a new window New window](teme/dirros/img/NovoOkno.png) |
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Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 11. 11. 2022;
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Publication date in DiRROS: | 17.07.2024 |
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Downloads: | 93 |
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