Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation
Habitat transformation is identified as a global threat to biodiversity, affecting threatened raptors. In our study area, habitat change dramatically affected permanent grasslands, shrinking their availability. As we expected, the decrease in share of grasslands in eagles’ territories significantly...
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| author | Dimitar A. Demerdzhiev Dobromir D. Dobrev Zlatozar N. Boev Nedko P. Nedyalkov Atanas G. Delchev Stoycho A. Stoychev Tseno H. Petrov |
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| description | Habitat transformation is identified as a global threat to biodiversity, affecting threatened raptors. In our study area, habitat change dramatically affected permanent grasslands, shrinking their availability. As we expected, the decrease in share of grasslands in eagles’ territories significantly affected occupancy rate, but not productivity: we found that occupancy rate decreased significantly, while productivity showed no trend. Understanding the adaptive capacity of top predators and how they respond to shifts in prey abundance and availability is crucial for their conservation. We investigated the diet pattern of the endangered Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) facing long-term and large-scale changes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eb17798d51904531b4d6ba284f4542ed2025-01-06T16:31:31ZengLLC SibecocenterПернатые хищники и их охрана1814-00761814-86542023-10-010Supl.229029410.19074/1814-8654-2023-2-290-294373Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful AdaptationDimitar A. Demerdzhiev0Dobromir D. Dobrev1Zlatozar N. Boev2Nedko P. Nedyalkov3Atanas G. Delchev4Stoycho A. Stoychev5Tseno H. Petrov6Болгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife Болгарии; Национальный музей естественной истории, отдел зоологииБолгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife БолгарииБолгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife Болгарии; Национальный музей естественной истории, отдел зоологииНациональный музей естественной истории, отдел зоологииБолгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife БолгарииБолгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife БолгарииБолгарское общество защиты птиц / Birdlife БолгарииHabitat transformation is identified as a global threat to biodiversity, affecting threatened raptors. In our study area, habitat change dramatically affected permanent grasslands, shrinking their availability. As we expected, the decrease in share of grasslands in eagles’ territories significantly affected occupancy rate, but not productivity: we found that occupancy rate decreased significantly, while productivity showed no trend. Understanding the adaptive capacity of top predators and how they respond to shifts in prey abundance and availability is crucial for their conservation. We investigated the diet pattern of the endangered Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) facing long-term and large-scale changes.http://rusraptors.ru/index.php/RC/article/view/406хищные птицыорел-могильникaquila heliacaболгария |
| spellingShingle | Dimitar A. Demerdzhiev Dobromir D. Dobrev Zlatozar N. Boev Nedko P. Nedyalkov Atanas G. Delchev Stoycho A. Stoychev Tseno H. Petrov Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation Пернатые хищники и их охрана хищные птицы орел-могильник aquila heliaca болгария |
| title | Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation |
| title_full | Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation |
| title_fullStr | Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation |
| title_short | Grassland Alterations Do Not Affect Breeding Success, But Lead to Dietary Shifts of Eastern Imperial Eagle, a Top Predator: a Case of Successful Adaptation |
| title_sort | grassland alterations do not affect breeding success but lead to dietary shifts of eastern imperial eagle a top predator a case of successful adaptation |
| topic | хищные птицы орел-могильник aquila heliaca болгария |
| url | http://rusraptors.ru/index.php/RC/article/view/406 |
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