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The impact of vegetation characteristics and prey availability on breeding habitat use and diet of Little Owls Athene noctua in Central European farmland

SYSNO ASEP	0351739
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	The impact of vegetation characteristics and prey availability on breeding habitat use and diet of Little Owls Athene noctua in Central European farmland
Author(s)	Šálek, Martin (UEK-B) Riegert, J. (CZ) Křivan, V. (CZ)
Number of authors	3
Source Title	Bird Study. - : Taylor & Francis - ISSN 0006-3657 Roč. 2010, č. 57 (2010), s. 495-503
Number of pages	9 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	GB - United Kingdom
Keywords	Central Europe ; diet composition ; habitat choice ; insect prey
Subject RIV	EG - Zoology
CEZ	AV0Z60870520 - UEK-B (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000287651300009
DOI	10.1080/00063657.2010.494717
Annotation	Based on number, insects were the most dominant prey, followed by small mammals; based on weight, insects comprised only a minor part of the diet. Among insect prey, Carabidae beetles were the most abundant. The proportion of insect numbers was strongly positively correlated with advancing day of the season and negatively correlated with the proportion of vertebrates. Although the highest densities of Carabidae were found in cornfields Little Owls significantly preferred grassland habitats, probably because of the lower vegetation cover.
Workplace	Global Change Research Institute
Contact	Nikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
Year of Publishing	2011

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