ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018
Factors determining the occurrence of anthropogenic materials in nests of the white stork Ciconia ciconia.
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- Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Pooled it
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- Effect of nest composition, experience and nest quality on nest-building behaviour in the Bonelli's Eagle.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Use of anthropogenic-related nest material and nest parasite prevalence have increased over the past two centuries in Australian birds.Oecologia · 2021Article
- Not so black, not so white: differences in microorganism load of contiguous feathers from white stork chicks.Current zoology · 2021Article
- Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- The use of anthropogenic debris as nesting material by the greater thornbird, an inland-wetland-associated bird of South America.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Characterization of anthropogenic materials on yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) nests breeding in natural and urban sites along the coast of Portugal.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Distance to landfill and human activities affects the debris incorporation into the white stork nests in urbanized landscape in central Spain.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Determination of nest occupation and breeding effect of the white stork by human-mediated landscape in Western Poland.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Birds have been using anthropogenic materials for nest construction for the past few decades. However, there is a trade-off between the use of new nesting material, which is often linked to greater breeding success, and the higher risk of nestling mortality due to entanglement or ingestion of debris. Here, we investigate the incorporation of anthropogenic materials into nests of the white stork Ciconia ciconia, based on a long-term study of a population in Western Poland. We recorded at least one item of debris in 50 and 42% of nests at the egg and nestling stages, respectively. More debris was found in nests located in territories with higher number of anthropogenic material in the surrounding environment. We found a relationship between the age of females, the number of debris in the area surrounding a nest, and the number of debris in the nest. We found no significant effect of the total number of debris in nests on clutch size, number of fledglings, or breeding success. Studies on the influence of the age and sex of individuals in understanding this behaviour and its drivers in bird populations should be continued.
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