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ArticleEcology and evolution2021

Common Buzzards wintering strategies as an effect of weather conditions and geographic barriers.

Emanuel Stefan Baltag, Istvan Kovacs, Lucian Sfîcă

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Emanuel Stefan BaltagMarine Biological Station "Prof. Dr. Ioan Borcea", Agigea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi Iasi Iasi Romania.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3107-0349
Istvan KovacsAssociation for Bird and Nature Protection "Milvus Group" Targu Mures Romania.
Lucian SfîcăFaculty of Geography and Geology "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi Iasi Romania.

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Abstract

aimMigration is a constantly changing adaptation due to the climate condition evolution. The struggle for surviving during harsh winter season is different across Europe, being more complex toward the inner parts of the continent. The current approach explores the Common Buzzard number variation during the cold season and the climatic predictors of birds of prey wintering movements in relation to the possible influences of the Carpathian Mountains, which may act as a geographical barrier providing shelter from cold air outbreak from north and northeast of the continent. LOCATION: Romania (45°N25°E). TAXON: Birds of Prey.

methodsWe applied a GLMM to investigate the relation between continental and local climatic factors with the number of Common Buzzard observations in two regions. The first region is located inside the Carpathian Arch and the other one outside, east of this large mountains chain.

resultsThe Common Buzzard numbers wintering Eastern from the Carpathian Mountains are highly influenced by AO ( MAIN

conclusionsThe Carpathian Mountains act like a geographic barrier, separating the wintering Common Buzzard populations from both sides of the mountain range. While the high number of individuals in Moldova is related to their eastern and northeastern Europe origins, in Transylvania the large number of individuals observed is related to the more sheltered characteristics of the region attracting individuals from central Europe. Also, since Transylvania region is well sheltered during cold air outbreak, it represents a more favorable region for wintering. From this point of view, we can consider that the Carpathian Mountains are a geographic barrier for wintering birds of prey.

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