Corridors, local food resources, and climatic conditions affect the utilization of the urban environment by the Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus in winter

• Published in: Ecological Research
• Main Authors: Maciusik, Bogumiła, Lenda, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Foraging; Global warming; Landscape; Movement; Urban ecology; 1105 Ecology; Evolution; Behavior and Systematics; Stepping Stones; Black-headed Gull; Larus ridibundus
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e63249b

Black-headed Gulls Larus ridibundus (BHGs) in urban areas are a public nuisance. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the occurrence and abundance of the BHG foraging in urban areas in winter. The study was conducted in the city of Krakow (southern Poland) in four easily ide...