Territorial Feeding and Colonial Breeding are Not Mutually Exclusive: The Case of the Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)

10.2307/4857 ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 693 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Marion
Keyword(s):  
Grey Heron ◽  
Ardea Cinerea ◽  
Colonial Breeding

Migration and Home Range of the Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in the Republic of Korea

Waterbirds ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eun-Hong Lim ◽  
Man-Seok Shin ◽  
Hae-Jin Cho ◽  
In-Kyu Kim ◽  
Yong-Un Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Grey Heron ◽  
Ardea Cinerea ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Evidence of Low-Habitat Contamination Using Feathers of Three Heron Species as a Biomonitor of Inorganic Elemental Pollution

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7776
Author(s):  
Luca Canova ◽  
Michela Sturini ◽  
Antonella Profumo ◽  
Federica Maraschi
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Grey Heron ◽  
Running Water ◽  
Bubulcus Ibis ◽  
Geochemical Pattern ◽  
Ardea Cinerea ◽  
Survival And Growth ◽  
Nw Italy

The concentration of 12 elements (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, and Zn) has been investigated in the feathers of three species of Ardeidae, namely the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea, the Little Egret Egretta garzetta, and the Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis, all breeding at a colony located in the southern Padana Plain (NW Italy). This study is a first step for an evaluation of possible direct effects of these elements on chicks’ survival and growth rate. Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn were in the range 7–69 mg Kg−1, while lower levels of Pb, Ni, As, and Se (0.27–1.45 mg Kg−1) were measured. Co, Cd, and Cr were close to the method detection limits (MDLs) in all the species. The measured concentrations of the most abundant trace elements, such as Zn and Cu, seem to reflect the geochemical pattern of the background (running water and soil), while Hg concentration is lower and it appears to be biomagnified, particularly in Grey Heron feathers. Its concentration is higher in adults than in chicks, and it differs among the three species, as it is closely related to the fish-based dietary pattern. The measured trace elements’ concentrations are below the threshold levels in all the heron species, and consequently, harmful and acute effects on the local population are unlikely; the conservation status of herons populations in northern Italy is probably more affected by other factors, such as climate changes, altered aquatic environment, and, consequently, food quality.

Habitat use by the Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in eastern France

2007 ◽  
Vol 330 (8) ◽  
pp. 629-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Boisteau ◽  
Loïc Marion
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Grey Heron ◽  
Ardea Cinerea

scholarly journals Influence of landscape features on the location of grey heron Ardea cinerea colonies in Poland

2016 ◽  
Vol 339 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 507-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brygida Manikowska-Ślepowrońska ◽  
Magdalena Lazarus ◽  
Katarzyna Żółkoś ◽  
Adam Zbyryt ◽  
Ignacy Kitowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grey Heron ◽  
Landscape Features ◽  
Ardea Cinerea

Recent changes in the food of the Grey Heron Ardea cinerea in central-west Spain

Ibis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (4) ◽  
pp. 488-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Peris ◽  
F. J. Briz ◽  
F. Campos
Keyword(s):  
Grey Heron ◽  
Ardea Cinerea

Chlorinated hydrocarbons in eggs of grey heron (Ardea cinerea L.) in France (Lac de Grandlieu)

Chemosphere ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 1003-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle de Cruz ◽  
Christian Mougin ◽  
Gérard Grolleau
Keyword(s):  
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons ◽  
Grey Heron ◽  
Ardea Cinerea
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