The importance of micro-habitat in the breeding of Barn Owls Tyto alba

Motti Charter*, Yossi Leshem, Kobi Meyrom, Ori Peleg, Alexandre Roulin

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Abstract

Capsule Habitat parameters associated with 706 Barn Owl (Tyto alba) nesting boxes in Israel were analysed. Pairs bred in 259 of the boxes. The intensity of agricultural practices at nestbox sites were shown to have only a weak effect on aspects of Barn Owl breeding in this region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)368-371
Number of pages4
JournalBird Study
Volume59
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2012

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israel Hoopoe Foundation, Society for the Protection of Nature Israel
Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung3100AO_120517

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