| 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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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/905
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MD5: E93DFA4F4AEAB7CFB64C9A604AC66692
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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  |
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| UDC: | 598.2 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1424-2818 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/d14110905 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 128963587 |
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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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