The Danish Peregrine Falcon population:Reestablishment and eggshell thinning
Denmark being a country with only a few suitable steep nesting cliffs has only harboured a small population of Peregrine Falcons in historic time. In the previous century the population gradually declined due to persecution, egg and young collection, and pollution. The last breeding attempt in the 2...
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fturoskildefispu:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/eaaf3754-5d92-4908-a7a3-ecc39a4746ac 2023-05-15T16:09:59+02:00 The Danish Peregrine Falcon population:Reestablishment and eggshell thinning Andreasen, Niels Peter Falk, Knud Møller, Søren 2019-02-01 application/pdf https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/publications/eaaf3754-5d92-4908-a7a3-ecc39a4746ac https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0024 https://hdl.handle.net/1800/eaaf3754-5d92-4908-a7a3-ecc39a4746ac https://rucforsk.ruc.dk/ws/files/64487010/The_Danish_Peregrine_Falcon_population_Reestablishment_and_eggshell_thinning.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Andreasen , N P , Falk , K & Møller , S 2019 , ' The Danish Peregrine Falcon population : Reestablishment and eggshell thinning ' , Ornis Hungarica , vol. 26 , no. 2 , pp. 159-163 . https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0024 Denmark recovery Peregrine Falcon Productivity dispersal monitoring eggshell thinning Citizen science article 2019 fturoskildefispu https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0024 2022-12-11T07:00:13Z Denmark being a country with only a few suitable steep nesting cliffs has only harboured a small population of Peregrine Falcons in historic time. In the previous century the population gradually declined due to persecution, egg and young collection, and pollution. The last breeding attempt in the 20’th century occurred in 1972 in southeastern Denmark. No new breeding attempts were recorded in Denmark until 2001 but since then the population has gradually increased – most rapidly since 2012 - to a peak of 19 territorial pairs in 2016; some of them breeding on man-made structures (nest boxes at bridges and power plants). Here we update the information on the reestablishment of the Peregrine Falcon in Denmark, including origin and dispersal, reproduction, and eggshell thinning. Denmark being a country with only a few suitable steep nesting cliffs has only harboured a small population of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in historic time. In the previous century, the population gradually declined due to persecution, egg and young collection, and pollution. The last breeding attempt in the 20th century occurred in 1972 in southeastern Denmark. No new breeding attempts were recorded in Denmark until 2001 but since then the population has gradually increased – most rapidly since 2012 – to a peak of 19 territorial pairs in 2016; some of them breeding on man-made structures (nest boxes at bridges and power plants). Here we update the information on the reestablishment of the Peregrine Falcon in Denmark, including origin and dispersal, reproduction, and eggshell thinning. Article in Journal/Newspaper Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon Roskilde University Research Portal (RUC) Ornis Hungarica 26 2 159 163 |
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Denmark being a country with only a few suitable steep nesting cliffs has only harboured a small population of Peregrine Falcons in historic time. In the previous century the population gradually declined due to persecution, egg and young collection, and pollution. The last breeding attempt in the 20’th century occurred in 1972 in southeastern Denmark. No new breeding attempts were recorded in Denmark until 2001 but since then the population has gradually increased – most rapidly since 2012 - to a peak of 19 territorial pairs in 2016; some of them breeding on man-made structures (nest boxes at bridges and power plants). Here we update the information on the reestablishment of the Peregrine Falcon in Denmark, including origin and dispersal, reproduction, and eggshell thinning. Denmark being a country with only a few suitable steep nesting cliffs has only harboured a small population of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in historic time. In the previous century, the population gradually declined due to persecution, egg and young collection, and pollution. The last breeding attempt in the 20th century occurred in 1972 in southeastern Denmark. No new breeding attempts were recorded in Denmark until 2001 but since then the population has gradually increased – most rapidly since 2012 – to a peak of 19 territorial pairs in 2016; some of them breeding on man-made structures (nest boxes at bridges and power plants). Here we update the information on the reestablishment of the Peregrine Falcon in Denmark, including origin and dispersal, reproduction, and eggshell thinning. |
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The Danish Peregrine Falcon population:Reestablishment and eggshell thinning |
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The Danish Peregrine Falcon population:Reestablishment and eggshell thinning |
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The Danish Peregrine Falcon population:Reestablishment and eggshell thinning |
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Andreasen , N P , Falk , K & Møller , S 2019 , ' The Danish Peregrine Falcon population : Reestablishment and eggshell thinning ' , Ornis Hungarica , vol. 26 , no. 2 , pp. 159-163 . https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2018-0024 |
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