LONG-TERM MONITORING OF A PEREGRINE FALCON POPULATION: SIZE, BREEDING PERFORMANCE AND NEST-SITE CHARACTERISTICS
SUMMARY.—Long-term monitoring of a peregrine falcon population: size, breeding performance and nest-site characteristics. Aims: We report a twenty-one year monitoring study of peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus brookei in the southwest of the Castellón province, a Mediterranean area of the East of Sp...
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Summary: | SUMMARY.—Long-term monitoring of a peregrine falcon population: size, breeding performance and nest-site characteristics. Aims: We report a twenty-one year monitoring study of peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus brookei in the southwest of the Castellón province, a Mediterranean area of the East of Spain. Methods: We systematically monitored a small population occupying 5- 10 different territories, from 1982 to 2002, over a 1500km2 study area. Results: A total of 120 breeding attempts were counted. The average breeding density in the study area |
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