The Mediterranean shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) and the great cormorant (P. carbo sinensis) are syntopic birds in an area encompassing Grosa Island and the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (SE Spain, western Mediterranean) during the breeding ...
Felipe Aguado-Giménez +4 more
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The total mercury concentrations in four tissues (muscle, intestines, liver and kidney) of aquatic birds (cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo and great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus) and Eurasian buzzard (Buteo buteo) were determined by cold vapour ...
P. Houserova +5 more
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Post-Breeding Dispersion and Migratory Routes of Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus Crispus), Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax Carbo) and Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea Leucorodia) from the North of Sinoe Lagoon (Danube Delta) [PDF]
In the period 2003-2006, a series of bird markings were performed in nesting colonies from the northern part of the Sinoie lagoon in the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve.
Kiss J. Botond +4 more
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Population Status, Breeding Biology and Diet of Norwegian Great Cormorants
Two subspecies of the Great Cormorant breed in Norway, the continental Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis in the south, along the Skagerrak coast, and the marine P. c. carbo from central Norway and northwards. Here we review the information existing until 2017 on population status and trends, breeding performance and diet of these two subspecies in Norway ...
Lorentsen, Svein-Håkon +3 more
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Underwater hearing in the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis): Methodological considerations [PDF]
The underwater hearing threshold of a great cormorant (Phalacrocroax carbo sinensis) was measured at 2 kHz using psychophysical methods. Previous in-air and underwater testing suggests that cormorants have rather poor in-air hearing compared to other birds of similar size (Johansen, 2016).
Hansen, Kirstin Anderson +3 more
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A study of the diet of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (fish species and size) in (1) different seasons (years), (2) breeding stages (incubation and chick rearing), and (3) breeding areas (center and edge) in the colony in the Dzierżno ...
Buttu Simone +3 more
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Stomach contents of the great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo inhabiting northeastern Poland
The contents of 174 stomachs of great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) inhabiting northeastern Poland were analyzed. Fish and hard parts of fish were found in most of the stomachs. (87.4%). Moreover, nematode and tapeworm parasites were observed in 76.4%
Traczuk Piotr +2 more
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Weather conditions, distribution of resources feed and dynamics of the spatial structure of the Great Cormorant in the water area of Lake Baikal [PDF]
On the basis of long-term observations (2018-2023), the features of the distribution of the Great Cormorant in the water area of Lake Baikal during the mass rise of young birds “on the wing” are considered, depending on the distribution of feed resources
Mel’nikov Yuriy +2 more
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APPLICATION OF THE GREAT CORMORANT'S (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) DAILY MEAL IN THE STIMATION OF DAMAGES AT FISHPONDS [PDF]
Daily meal of the Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), joined with the number of birds and composition of fish in the meal, has high importance in total calculation of damage-costs on fish stock.
Anđelko Opačak +3 more
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Great cormorant predation on Cisalpine pike: a conservation conflict [PDF]
In the last decades, the distribution and abundance of great cormorants have extraordinarily increased throughout Europe. Many studies reported that great cormorants may impact fish populations not only by consuming large number of individuals but also by wounding them.
Delmastro Giovanni B. +3 more
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