Apparent constant adult survival of a Sand Martin Riparia riparia population in relation to climatic variables

• Published in: Ardea
• Main Authors: Giulia Masoero, Alberto Tamietti, Giovanni Boano, CAPRIO, Enrico
• Other Authors: Enrico Caprio
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: capture-mark-recapture; population dynamics; Riparia riparia; Sand Martin; climate; Lake Chad; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1622886; https://doi.org/10.5253/arde.v104i3.a1; http://ardea.nou.nu/ardea_show_abstract.php?lang=uk&nr=4183

The Sand Martin Riparia riparia is a trans-Saharan migrant species, whose populations are declining throughout Europe. We present the results of a multiple year study on a breeding population of Sand Martins along the River Po in Northern Italy through ringing breeding birds at nesting colonies (200...