Rythme hivernal d'alimentation du Courlis cendré (Numenius arquata) dans cinq grandes baies et estuaires français.
International audience Winter Foraging Activities of Curlew Numenius arquata in five large bays and estuaries in France. Foraging activities of Curlew have been studied in five sites considered as representative of overwintering sites for this species in France. The proportion of foraging birds is s...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | French |
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HAL CCSD
2008
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Online Access: | https://hal.science/hal-00340836 https://hal.science/hal-00340836/document https://hal.science/hal-00340836/file/courlis.pdf |
Summary: | International audience Winter Foraging Activities of Curlew Numenius arquata in five large bays and estuaries in France. Foraging activities of Curlew have been studied in five sites considered as representative of overwintering sites for this species in France. The proportion of foraging birds is strongly linked to the tidal cycle, but is also affected by human activities. During ebbing tide, curlews actively forage on the mud flats, with a maximum intensity 4 and 9 hours after high tide. On the southern sites, where winter temperatures are milder, the maximum proportion of feeding animals decreases through out the winter, while it does not change in the Seine and Somme estuaries. |
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