Soil particle composition of Eurasian Kingfishers' (Alcedo atthis) nest sites

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 185-193

  Heneberg, P ^a  

^a NONE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alcedo atthis; Eurasian Kingfisher; Granulometry; Habitat selection; Soil requirements

Indexed keywords

ALCEDINIDAE; ALCEDO ATTHIS; APOIDEA;

EID: 33745577353     PISSN: 12178837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. BLAŽEK, J., SYKA, J. & STUCHLÍ KOVÁ, K. (1978) Kvantitativní analytická klasifikace struktur klastických sedimentů. Sborn. Severoč. Mus., Ser. Natur. 10: 81-94.
2. BOUYOUCOS, G. J. (1951) A recalibration of the hydrometer method for making mechanical analyses of soils. Agron. J. 43: 434-437.
3. BUNZEL, M. & DRUKE, J. (1989) Kingfisher. Pp. 107-116. In NEWTON, I. (ed.): Life reproduction of birds. Acad. Press Ltd., London.
4. CAMPOS, F., FERNÁNDEZ, A., GUTIÉ RREZ-CORCHERO, F., MARTIN-SANTOS, F. & SANTOS, P. (2000) Diet of the Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) in northern Spain. Folia zool. 49: 115-121.
5. CRAMP, S. (ed.) (1985) Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The birds of the Western Palearctic. Vol. 4. Terns to Woodpeckers. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford. Pp. 711-723.
6. FONTAINE, T. A., MOORE, T. D. & BURGOA, B. (2000) Distributions of contaminant concentration and particle size in fluvial sediment. Wat. Res. 34: 3473-3477.
7. GEE, G. W. & BANDER, J.W. (1986) Particle size analysis. Pp. 383-411. In: KLUTE, A. et al. (eds): Methods of Soil Analysis. Part I. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
8. HENEBERG, P. (2001) Size of sand grains as a significant factor affecting the nesting of bank swallows (Riparia riparia). Biologia 56: 205-210.
9. HENEBERG, P. (2003) Soil particle composition affects the physical characteristics of Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) holes. Ibis 145: 392-399.
10. HENEBERG, P. & ŠIMEČEK, K. (2004) Nesting of European Bee-Eaters (Merops apiaster) in the Central Europe depends on the soil characteristics of nest sites. Biologia 59: 205-211.
11. HOOGLAND, J. L. & SHERMAN, P. W. (1976) Advantages and disadvantages of Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) coloniality. Ecol. Monogr. 46: 33-58.
12. IRIBARREN, I. B. & NEVADO, L. D. (1982) Contrubution l'etude du régime alimentaire du Martin-Pecheur (Alcedo atthis L. 1758). Alauda 50: 81-91.
13. JOHN, R. D. (1991) Observations on soil requirements for nesting Bank Swallows, Riparia riparia. Can. Field Nat. 105: 251-254.
14. LACK, D. (1968): Ecological adaptations for breeding in birds. Methuen, London, 409 pp.
15. LI, P. J. & MARTIN, T. E. (1991) Nest-site selection and nesting success of cavity-nesting birds in high elevation forest drainages. Auk 108: 405-418.
16. LLOYD, T. & STERTKAMP, P. (1996) Der Eisvogel in Ostwestfalen-Lippe - Ergebnisse 20jähriger Beobachtungen. Charadrius 2: 56-61.
17. MANLY, B. F. J., MCDONALD, L. L. & THOMAS, D. L. (1993) Resource selection by animals. Statistical design and analysis for field studies. Chapman and Hall. London, 192 pp.
18. MARTIN, T. E. & ROPER, J. J. (1988) Nest predation and nest-site selection of a western population of the hermit thrush. Condor 90: 51-57.
19. MORGAN, R. & GLUE, D. (1977) Breeding, mortality and movements of Kingfishers. Bird Study 24: 15-24.
20. NAIME, J. M., VAZ, C. P. M. & MACEDO, A. (2000) Automated soil particle analyzer based on gamma-ray attenuation. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 31: 295-304.
21. PARTRIDGE, L. (1981) Habitatwahl. Pp. 273-291. In: KREBS, J. R. & DAVIES, N. B. (eds): Öko-Ethologie. Scientific Publications. Oxford. London.
22. PERIS, S. J. & RODRIGUEZ, R. (1996) Some factors related to distribution by breeding Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis L.). Ekol. Pol. 44: 31-38.
23. PERIS, S. J. & RODRIGUEZ, R. (1997) A survey of the Eurasian Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) and its relationship with watercourses quality. Folia zool. 46: 33-42.
24. RAVEN, P. (1986) The size of minnow prey in the diet of young Kingfishers Alcedo atthis. Bird Study 33: 6-11.
25. SANDMANN-FUNKE, S. (1972) Untersuchungen zur Anlage von Uferschwalbenkolonien in Abhängigkeit von Bodentypen. Abh. Landesmus. Naturk. Münster Westfalen 34: 88-94.
26. SAVAGE, R. E. (1931) The relation between the feeding of the herring off the east coast of England and the plankton of the surrounding waters. Fishery Invest., Lond., Series 2 12: 1-88.
27. SCHEPPS, J., LOHR, S. & MARTIN, T. E. (1999) Does tree hardness influence nest-tree selection by primary cavity nesters? Auk 116: 658-665.
28. SCHMIDT, M. W. I., RUMPEL, C. & KÖGEL-KNABNER, I. (1999) Particle size fractionation of soil containing coal and combusted particles. Eur. J. Soil Science 50: 515-522.
29. SIEBER, O. (1980) Bestand und Verbreitung der Uferschwalbe (Riparia riparia) 1980 in der Schweiz. Z. Tierpsychol. 52: 19-56.
30. SPENCER, S. J. (1962) A study of the physical characteristics of nesting sites used by Bank Swallows. Ed.D. Thesis. Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, PA. 105 pp.
31. TYLER, S. J. & ORMEROD, S. J. (1991) Factors influencing the biometrics of Grey Wagtails Motacilla cinerea and Kingfisher Alcedo atthis in Wales. Ringing & Migration 12: 92-102.