| Title | Five decades of breeding populations census for 12 species of colonial waterbirds in northwestern Italy |
| Abstract | Colonial waterbirds, a major biodiversity element occurring in the core of ultra-anthropized Europe, are ideal indicators of the wellness of inland wetlands. Nonetheless, there is a critical knowledge gap in their trend and population status. We present an uninterrupted 47 years-long dataset of the breeding populations of 12 species of colonial waterbirds (Ardeidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Plataleidae, Threskiornitidae) throughout a 58,000 km(2) agricultural region in the higher Po basin (NW Italy). A trained team of collaborators censused with standardized field techniques the number of nests of each species at 419 colonies in the 1972-2018 period, summing up a total of 236,316 records. Data cleaning and standardization were performed for each census year, ensuring robust and consistent data. This dataset is among the largest ever collected for a guild of European vertebrates. It has already been used to describe the factors influencing population trends, and still offers opportunities to explore a wide range of key ecological processes such as biological invasions, global change consequences and biodiversity impact of agricultural practices. |
| Source | Scientific data 10 (1) |
| Keywords | data paperheronslong-term datasetbiodiversitywetlandsconservationglobal changebirds |
| Journal | Scientific data |
| Editor | Nature Publishing Group, London, Regno Unito |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41597-023-02072-8 |
| Authors | Fasola, Mauro; Pellitteri-Rosa, Daniele; Pinoli, Guido; Alessandria, Gianfranco; Boncompagni, Eleonora; Boano, Giovanni; Brangi, Anna; Carpegna, Franco; Cassone, Pietro; Della Toffola, Mauro; Ferlini, Flavio; Gagliardi, Alessandra; Gargioni, Arturo; Gola, Laura; Grattini, Nunzio; Gustin, Marco; Lavezzi, Franco; Maffezzoli, Lorenzo; Martignoni, Cesare; Musumeci, Roberto; Pirotta, Giuliana; Provini, Ivan; Ravasini, Maurizio; Re, Alessandro; Riboni, Bassano; Tamietti, Alberto; Vigano, Enrico; Morganti, Michelangelo |
| Text | 484285 2023 10.1038/s41597 023 02072 8 ISI Web of Science WOS 000979973900001 data paper herons long term dataset biodiversity wetlands conservation global change birds Five decades of breeding populations census for 12 species of colonial waterbirds in northwestern Italy Fasola, Mauro; Pellitteri Rosa, Daniele; Pinoli, Guido; Alessandria, Gianfranco; Boncompagni, Eleonora; Boano, Giovanni; Brangi, Anna; Carpegna, Franco; Cassone, Pietro; Della Toffola, Mauro; Ferlini, Flavio; Gagliardi, Alessandra; Gargioni, Arturo; Gola, Laura; Grattini, Nunzio; Gustin, Marco; Lavezzi, Franco; Maffezzoli, Lorenzo; Martignoni, Cesare; Musumeci, Roberto; Pirotta, Giuliana; Provini, Ivan; Ravasini, Maurizio; Re, Alessandro; Riboni, Bassano; Tamietti, Alberto; Vigano, Enrico; Morganti, Michelangelo Univ Pavia; Reg Lombardia; Grp Piemontese Studi Ornitol; Parco Ticino Lago Maggiore; Univ Insubria; Ente Gest Aree Protette Piemontese; Lipu BirdLife Italia; Parco Regionale Adda Sud; Parco Lombardo Valle Ticino; Str Rosa 108, I 43011 Busseto, Italy; CNR; Ist Oikos Colonial waterbirds, a major biodiversity element occurring in the core of ultra anthropized Europe, are ideal indicators of the wellness of inland wetlands. Nonetheless, there is a critical knowledge gap in their trend and population status. We present an uninterrupted 47 years long dataset of the breeding populations of 12 species of colonial waterbirds Ardeidae, Phalacrocoracidae, Plataleidae, Threskiornitidae throughout a 58,000 km 2 agricultural region in the higher Po basin NW Italy . A trained team of collaborators censused with standardized field techniques the number of nests of each species at 419 colonies in the 1972 2018 period, summing up a total of 236,316 records. Data cleaning and standardization were performed for each census year, ensuring robust and consistent data. This dataset is among the largest ever collected for a guild of European vertebrates. It has already been used to describe the factors influencing population trends, and still offers opportunities to explore a wide range of key ecological processes such as biological invasions, global change consequences and biodiversity impact of agricultural practices. 10 Published version Articolo in rivista Nature Publishing Group 2052 4463 Scientific data Scientific data Scientific data michelangelo.morganti MORGANTI MICHELANGELO |
