Floating rafts as breeding habitats for the Common tern, Sterna hirundo. Colonization patterns, abundance and reproductive success in Venice Lagoon

Floating rafts as breeding habitats for the Common tern, Sterna hirundo. Colonization patterns, abundance and reproductive success in Venice Lagoon

The Venice lagoon hosts the 15% of the entire Italian breeding population of Common terns, Sterna hirundo, highlighting the great value of the area for this species. However, in the last 25 years, a substantial decline of Common terns has been detected in the Lagoon, which culminated in 2008. The m...

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Main Authors: Francesca Coccon, Stefano Borella, Nicola Simeoni, Stefano Malavasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-12-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology
Subjects:
Common tern
Venice lagoon
floating rafts
breeding success
colonization pattern
habitat loss compensation
Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/349

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