Human activity and the drying up of rivers determine abundance and spatial distribution in the Black stork Ciconia nigra on their wintering grounds

Damien Chevallier (1, 2) , Yvon Le Maho (1) , François Baillon , Robin Duponnois (3) , Claudine Dieulin , Paul Brossault , Philippe de Franclieu , Patric Lorgé , Axel Aurouet (4) , Sylvie Massemin (1)

1 DEPE-IPHC - Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie
2 Aires protégées, écosystèmes, gestion et fonctions périphériques
3 UMR LSTM - Laboratoire des symbioses tropicales et méditerranéennes
4 Société GéoHyd

To investigate the impact of human activity and habitat characteristics on the distribution of Black Storks Ciconia nigra on wintering grounds in West Africa.

Domaines: Sciences de l'environnement; Evolution [q-bio.PE]

Damien Chevallier, Yvon Le Maho, François Baillon, Robin Duponnois, Claudine Dieulin, et al.. Human activity and the drying up of rivers determine abundance and spatial distribution in the Black stork Ciconia nigra on their wintering grounds. Bird Study, 2010, 57 (3), pp.369-380. ⟨10.1080/00063651003678467⟩. ⟨hal-00473106⟩