| Title: | The importance of population contextual data for large-scale biomonitoring using an apex predator : the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
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| Authors: | ID Ratajc, Urška (Author)
ID Lourenço, Rui (Author)
ID Espín, Silvia (Author)
ID Sánchez Virosta, Pablo (Author)
ID Birrer, Simon (Author)
ID Studler, Dani (Author)
ID Wernham, Chris (Author)
ID Vrezec, Al (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160530
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Top predators are often used as sentinel species in contaminant monitoring due to their exposure and vulnerability to persistent, bioaccumulative and, in some cases, biomagnificable contaminants. Some of their ecological traits can vary in space and time, and are known to influence the contamination levels and therefore information on ecological traits should be used as contextual data for correct interpretation of large-scale contaminant spatial patterns. These traits can explain spatiotemporal variation in contaminant exposure (traits such as diet and dispersal distances) or contaminant impacts (traits such as population trend and clutch size). The aim of our research was to review the spatial variation in selected contextual parameters in the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), a species identified by the COST Action European Raptor Biomonitoring Facility as one of the most suitable candidates for pan-European biomonitoring. A considerable variation in availability of published and unpublished contextual data across Europe was found, with diet being the most extensively studied trait. We demonstrate that the Tawny Owl is a suitable biomonitor at local scale but also that taking spatial variation of other contextual data (e.g. diet) into account is necessary. We found spatial gaps in knowledge about the species ecology and biology in Southern Europe, along with gaps in certain population parameters (e.g. population trends) in several countries. Based on our findings, we proposed a minimal recommended scheme for monitoring of population contextual data as one of the first steps towards a pan-European monitoring scheme using the Tawny Owl. |
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| Keywords: | raptors, sentinel species, contamination exposure, contamination impact, diet, minimal recommended monitoring scheme |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 20.02.2023 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2023 |
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| Number of pages: | str. [1]-18 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 860 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-20062  |
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| UDC: | 591 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0048-9697 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160530 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 136534275 |
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| Note: | Ostali avtorji: Rui Lourenço, Silvia Espín, Pablo Sánchez Virosta, Simon Birrer, Dani Studler, Chris Wernham, Al Vrezec;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 05.08.2024 |
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| Views: | 288 |
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