Spring to autumn home range and habitat use of a high density population of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in Praha, Czech Republic

Title:

Spring to autumn home range and habitat use of a high density population of the grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in Praha, Czech Republic

Creator:

Šálek, Miroslav, Marhoul, Pavel, and Pintíř, Jan

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:54bb0b92-6300-0ece-2247-0fea86430058
uuid:54bb0b92-6300-0ece-2247-0fea86430058

Subject:

grey partridge, radiotracking, compositional analysis, habitat preference, weed habitats, and agricultural landscape

Type:

article and TEXT

Description:

A study of home range and habitat use was carried out on grey partridge (Perdix perdix) in a high density population (24–33 pairs /km2) in the south-west part of Praha, Czech Republic from 1997 to 1999. Radiotracking of individual partridge was used in the study (n = 11). Breeding period (March – June 15) and post-breeding period (June 16 – October) were analysed separately. Home range size (minimum convex polygon 95%) in the breeding period averaged 3.7 ha with a significant increase up to 8.7 ha in the post-breeding period. The majority of partridge ranges were located within dominant crop fields and idle habitats (unmanaged early stages of plant succession) referred to as weeds. Both high population density and small individual home ranges may result from the wide availability of weeds, whose attractiveness was probably due to availability of nesting sites, sufficient food supply for both partridge chicks and adults and adequate escape cover. Despite a high population density, there is an indication of little home range overlaps between pairs during the breeding period.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Source:

Folia zoologica | 2002 Volume:51 | Number:4

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

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