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Long-Term Population Trends of Colonial Wading Birds Breeding in Doñana (Sw Spain) in Relation to Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors

Authors: Ramo, Cristina; Aguilera Prieto, Eduardo; Figuerola, Jordi; Máñez, Manuel; Green, Andy J.;

Long-Term Population Trends of Colonial Wading Birds Breeding in Doñana (Sw Spain) in Relation to Environmental and Anthropogenic Factors

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[ES]En este trabajo se analizan los censos de la población reproductora de nueve especies de aves zancudas coloniales (Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardeola ralloides, Bubulcus ibis, Egretta garzetta, Ardea cinerea, Ardea purpurea, Ciconia ciconia, Plegadis falcinellus y Platalea leucorodia) en Doñana durante el periodo 1984-2010. El propósito del estudio fue evaluar el tamaño y la tendencia de las poblaciones y analizar su relación con los factores ambientales y antrópicos. Se utilizó el programa TRIM para calcular las tendencias a largo plazo, y los modelos aditivos generalizados (GAMs) para evaluar el efecto de la precipitación local, la superficie de arrozal que rodea a Doñana, y la precipitación en el Sahel sobre el tamaño de la población reproductora. Todas las especies mostraron tendencias poblacionales positivas, especialmente desde 1996. El número de colonias activas aumentó con el tiempo, llegando a contabilizarse 17.297 nidos de las nueve especies en 2010. Precipitaciones por debajo de los 500 mm durante el otoño e invierno precedentes se asociaron con reducciones en el número de reproductores, ya que las precipitaciones determinan la extensión de la inundación en las marismas naturales de Doñana. La superficie de arrozal influenció positivamente el número de parejas reproductoras de 5 especies. Sólo las poblaciones de 4 de las especies estudiadas están incrementándose en Europa, y los aumentos en Doñana coinciden con cambios en la gestión que han mejorado los hábitats de nidificación y de alimentación, y han reducido las molestias por parte del hombre. El tamaño de la población reproductora de las especies estudiadas estuvo fuertemente influenciado por la gran variación anual en las precipitaciones, típica de los hábitats mediterráneos, y probablemente se verá afectado por el cambio climático.

[EN] Breeding season counts of nine species of colonial wading birds (Nycticorax nycticorax,Ardeola ralloides, Bubulcus ibis, Egretta garzetta, Ardea cinerea, Ardea purpurea, Ciconia ciconia, Plegadis falcinellus and Platalea leucorodia) nesting at Doñana during 1984-2010 were analysed. The aim of the study was to assess the size and trends of populations and to analyse their environmental and anthropogenic determinants. We used the TRIM programme to test for long-term trends, and Generalised Additive Models to assess the effect of local rainfall, the surface area of ricefields surrounding Doñana and rainfall in the Sahel on breeding population size. All species showed positive population trends, mainly from 1996 onwards. The number of active colonies increased over time, and up to 17,297 nests from the nine studied species were recorded in one year (2010). Low precipitation (< 500 mm) in the previous autumn and winter was associated with reductions in the numbers of breeders, since rainfall determines the flooding extent in the natural marshes of Doñana. The area of ricefields positively influenced the breeding numbers of five species. Only four of these species are considered to be increasing in Europe and increases in Doñana coincide with management changes that have improved nesting and feeding habitat and reduced human disturbance. In addition to large-scale man-made habitat changes, breeding population sizes for the studied species were strongly influenced by high annual variation in variation in rainfall, typical of Mediterranean habitats, therefore making them likely to be affected by climate change.

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Ibis, Stork, Doñana, herons, Egret, Habitat changes, Nesting, Spoonbill

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