Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria
The diet of the Common Barn-owl in a forest- and shrub-dominated hunting area in the Strandzha Mountains, southern Bulgaria, was identified from 516 prey specimens. Shrews (52.9% by number, 26.7% by biomass) and rodents (42.1% N, 71.5% B) were prevalent. Among them, White-toothed shrews, Criocidura...
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| description | The diet of the Common Barn-owl in a forest- and shrub-dominated hunting area in the Strandzha Mountains, southern Bulgaria, was identified from 516 prey specimens. Shrews (52.9% by number, 26.7% by biomass) and rodents (42.1% N, 71.5% B) were prevalent. Among them, White-toothed shrews, Criocidura sp., (45.3% N, 21.4% B) was the most numerous prey genus. Mice, Apodemus sp., (15.7% N, 29% B) contributed with the largest share to the food biomass due to high predation of Striped field mice, A. agrarius, (12.2% B). The proportions of forest species in diet (Apodemus sp, Sorex sp., and dormice liridae) increased with the higher proportion of forest habitats (forests and shrublands cover more than 25% of the area) in most Barn Owl hunting territories in southern Bulgaria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1c10e3067fb4f1a8a9b3c0210a8ac182023-08-02T06:05:41ZengPensoft PublishersTravaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa”2247-07352022-06-0165114114910.3897/travaux.65.e6523065230Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern BulgariaBoyan Milchev0University of ForestryThe diet of the Common Barn-owl in a forest- and shrub-dominated hunting area in the Strandzha Mountains, southern Bulgaria, was identified from 516 prey specimens. Shrews (52.9% by number, 26.7% by biomass) and rodents (42.1% N, 71.5% B) were prevalent. Among them, White-toothed shrews, Criocidura sp., (45.3% N, 21.4% B) was the most numerous prey genus. Mice, Apodemus sp., (15.7% N, 29% B) contributed with the largest share to the food biomass due to high predation of Striped field mice, A. agrarius, (12.2% B). The proportions of forest species in diet (Apodemus sp, Sorex sp., and dormice liridae) increased with the higher proportion of forest habitats (forests and shrublands cover more than 25% of the area) in most Barn Owl hunting territories in southern Bulgaria.https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65230/download/pdf/diet variationsfood spectrumopportunistic pred |
| spellingShingle | Boyan Milchev Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” diet variations food spectrum opportunistic pred |
| title | Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria |
| title_full | Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria |
| title_short | Effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the Common Barn-owl Tyto alba in southern Bulgaria |
| title_sort | effects of a forest landscape on the prey composition of the common barn owl tyto alba in southern bulgaria |
| topic | diet variations food spectrum opportunistic pred |
| url | https://travaux.pensoft.net/article/65230/download/pdf/ |
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