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Die Hohltaube [The Stock Dove]

Monograph
By: Reinhard Möckel(Author)
200 pages, 97 b/w photos, b/w illustrations and b/w maps, 19 tables
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Language: German

The Stock Dove, Columba oenas – the only European wild dove species nesting in tree cavities – is quite unstable in its population dynamics. While they declined in many areas, they spread to Western Europe and even settled on islands where they nest in burrows. The main concern of this book is to discuss the possible causes of the changes in populations and encourage further study of this phenomenon. Other priorities are issues of habitat selection and breeding biology. The basis for these subjects has been laid by investigations carried out over more than 10 years by the author on populations of the Dove in The Western Ore Mountains (German: Westerzgebirge), Saxony, and in Lower Lusatia (a region straddling the German and Polish border), but also by observations on aviary birds. In addition, demands on the breeding caves, interspecific competition and nutrition are discussed in detail and ringing results are evaluated. Notes on practical protection measures take a large space and illustrate the need to maintain suitable habitats of the Dove and to provide additional nesting opportunities. Through a combination of studies in the field and in the aviary, and by discussing the extensive literature, it is possible to give the reader an insight into the lifestyle of the Dove. Nevertheless, there a number of unresolved issues, which are referred to and which should stimulate further study of this interesting species

Summary in German:
Die Hohltaube – einzige in Baumhöhlen brütende europäische Wildtaubenart – ist in ihrer Bestandsdynamik recht labil. Während sie in vielen Gebieten zurückging, breitete sie sich nach Westeuropa aus und besiedelt dort sogar Meeresinseln, wo sie in Erdhöhlen brütet. Hauptanliegen dieses Bandes ist es, die möglichen Ursachen der Bestandsveränderungen zu erörtern und zur weiteren Untersuchung dieses Phänomens anzuregen. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind Fragen der Habitatwahl und die Brutbiologie. Grundlage für diese Ausführungen bilden die über mehr als 10 Jahre vorgenommenen Untersuchungen des Verfassers an Populationen der Hohltaube im Westerzgebirge und in der Niederlausitz, aber auch Beobachtungen an Volierenvögeln. Daneben werden Ansprüche an die Bruthöhle, interspezifische Konkurrenz sowie Ernährung ausführlich erörtert und Beringungsergebnisse ausgewertet. Hinweise auf praktische Schutzmaßnahmen nehmen einen breiten Raum ein und verdeutlichen die Notwendigkeit, der Hohltaube geeignete Lebensräume zu erhalten und zusätzliche Nistgelegenheiten zu schaffen. Durch die Kombination von Studien im Freiland und in der Voliere wurde es unter Einbeziehung der umfangreichen Literatur möglich, dem Leser einen guten Einblick in die Lebensweise der Hohltaube zu geben. Trotzdem verbleiben nicht wenige ungelöste Fragen, auf die hingewiesen wird und die zur weiteren Beschäftigung mit dieser interessanten Art anregen sollen.

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Monograph
By: Reinhard Möckel(Author)
200 pages, 97 b/w photos, b/w illustrations and b/w maps, 19 tables
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