KAZANTZIDIS, Savas; NAZIRIDIS, Theodoros; KATRANA, Evangelia; BUKAS, Nikolaos; KAZANTZIDIS, Georgios; CHRISTIDIS, Aristidis; ASTARAS, Christos

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Birds. 2024-05-15, vol. 5, n° 2, p. 217-239

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Heron colonies are dynamic components of wetlands. Therefore, their systematic monitoring is important for the management of both birds and wetlands. During the period 1988–2018, we counted breeding pairs of seven colonial breeding heron species at 65 colonies across 37 wetlands in Greece. We considered as annual variables of a population: (a) years since 1988, (b) Natura 2000 network inclusion, (c) protected area management authority overseeing, (d) wetland type (new or restored), and (e) new colonies (established after 2003). The Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis and the Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides had a positive breeding population trend. The Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax, Little Egret Egretta garzetta, and Grey Heron Ardea cinerea had a negative trend, while the Purple Heron Ardea purpurea population was stable. The Great White Egret Ardea alba bred sporadically at only a few sites which precluded the evaluation of its population trend. The informative population variables differed among species, even of those at the same colony, which suggests trends are also affected by conditions at wintering grounds. The study highlights the need for the systematic monitoring of heron colonies and the protection of foraging/breeding areas in order to reverse the observed negative population trends.< Réduire

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Ardeidae

Egrets

Heron Colonies

TRIM

Wetlands

Conservation

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https://oskar-bordeaux.fr/handle/20.500.12278/203564

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/birds5020015

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Bordeaux Population Health Research Center (BPH) - UMR 1219

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Population Trend of Colonially Nesting Heron Species in Greece

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