Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)

Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)

A Houbara survey of Lanzarote and the small island of Graciosa, during December 1993, resulted in a total count of 146 birds and an estimated total population of about 400 Houbaras. These numbers are higher than found on most previous surveys of Fuerteventura, considered as the main stronghold of this subspecies, and indicate that the Houbara population on Lanzarote is much more important than was formerly supposed. A study of habitat preferences showed that the species tended to select zones with greater height of shrubs.

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Main Authors: Martín, Aurelio, Nogales, Manuel, Hernández, Miguel Angel, Lorenzo, Juan Antonio, Medina, Félix M., Rando, J. Carlos
Other Authors: Gobierno de Canarias
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Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 1996
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/22932
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spelling dig-ipna-es-10261-229322019-11-18T11:16:57Z Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands) Martín, Aurelio Nogales, Manuel Hernández, Miguel Angel Lorenzo, Juan Antonio Medina, Félix M. Rando, J. Carlos Gobierno de Canarias A Houbara survey of Lanzarote and the small island of Graciosa, during December 1993, resulted in a total count of 146 birds and an estimated total population of about 400 Houbaras. These numbers are higher than found on most previous surveys of Fuerteventura, considered as the main stronghold of this subspecies, and indicate that the Houbara population on Lanzarote is much more important than was formerly supposed. A study of habitat preferences showed that the species tended to select zones with greater height of shrubs. Un censo de hubaras efectuado en las islas de Lanzarote y Graciosa, en diciembre de 1993, permitió contabilizar un total de 146 aves y estimar la población en alrededor de 400 hubaras. Estos resultados son superiores a la mayoría de los datos obtenidos hasta la fecha en la vecina isla de Fuerteventura, considerada como el principal refugio de la especie en el archipiélago canario. Lanzarote es pues una isla que matiene efectivos mucho más importantes que los supuestos hasta la fecha. En cuanto a las preferencias de hábitat, las aves seleccionaron aquellas zonas que presentaban una mayor altura de la vegetación. We would like to thank Keith Emmerson for his invaluable information on previous censuses. Pedro Jordano assisted during the dta analysis. Nigel J. Collar and an anonymous referee made useful comments on the manuscript. This study was supported by the Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente of the Canary Government. Peer reviewed 2010-04-06T11:19:25Z 2010-04-06T11:19:25Z 1996 artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 Bird Conservation International 6: pp. 229-239(1996) 0959-2709 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/22932 en open 239230 bytes application/pdf Cambridge University Press
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description A Houbara survey of Lanzarote and the small island of Graciosa, during December 1993, resulted in a total count of 146 birds and an estimated total population of about 400 Houbaras. These numbers are higher than found on most previous surveys of Fuerteventura, considered as the main stronghold of this subspecies, and indicate that the Houbara population on Lanzarote is much more important than was formerly supposed. A study of habitat preferences showed that the species tended to select zones with greater height of shrubs.
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Nogales, Manuel
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Lorenzo, Juan Antonio
Medina, Félix M.
Rando, J. Carlos
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Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
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title Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
title_short Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
title_full Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
title_fullStr Status, conservation and habitat selection of the Houbara Bustard Chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on Lanzarote (Canary Islands)
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title_sort status, conservation and habitat selection of the houbara bustard chamydotis undulata fuertaventurae on lanzarote (canary islands)
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