BREEDING ECOLOGY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF GREAT CORMORANT (PHALACROCORAX CARBO)

We studied the breeding ecology of the Great Cormorant on Obytichna spit (Prymorskyi district, Zaporizhia region) in 2015. We analyzed the dynamics of the number of cormorants, characteristics of breeding habitats, and breeding phenology since 1983. The structure of nesting colony, the size of clutc...

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Main Author: A. I. Sidorenko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bogdan Chmelnitskiy Melitopol State Pedagogical University 2015-10-01
Series:Bìologìčnij Vìsnik Melìtopolʹsʹkogo Deržavnogo Pedagogìčnogo Universitetu Imenì Bogdana Hmelʹnicʹkogo
Online Access:http://ojs.mdpu.org.ua/index.php/biol/article/view/1111
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Summary:We studied the breeding ecology of the Great Cormorant on Obytichna spit (Prymorskyi district, Zaporizhia region) in 2015. We analyzed the dynamics of the number of cormorants, characteristics of breeding habitats, and breeding phenology since 1983. The structure of nesting colony, the size of clutches and the daily activity of the cormorants were also studied. We analyzed the breeding densities, height of trees and patern of nest location, and the size of clutches. Keywords: Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), Obytichna spit, colony structure, breeding ecology.
ISSN:2225-5486
2226-9010