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Significant growth in number of nesting pairs of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in the River Krapina valley (NW Croatia)

Z. Dolenec


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Abstract

Population growth of the grey heron in the River Krapina valley from 1992 until 2002 was followed. This area is a part of the village Mokrice (46°00’N, 15°55’E; Hrvatsko Zagorje region). While only 1 pair of grey herons nested in 1992, the number of nestings pairs gradually rose to 54 in 2002 (Pearson’s correlation coefficient: 0.98; p<0.001; n=11).

Keywords

grey heron; nesting pairs; River Krapina valley; NW Croatia

Hrčak ID:

10784

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/10784

Publication date:

31.12.2003.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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