EJPAU 2009. Czyżowski P. , Karpiński M. , Drozd L. EVALUATION OF PREDATOR’S PRESSURE ON HATCH OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS <I>PHASIANUS COLCHICUS</I> IN URBAN AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BY MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL NESTS

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Czyżowski P. , Karpiński M. , Drozd L. 2009. EVALUATION OF PREDATOR’S PRESSURE ON HATCH OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS PHASIANUS COLCHICUS IN URBAN AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BY MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL NESTS, EJPAU 12(4/volume12), #16.
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EVALUATION OF PREDATOR’S PRESSURE ON HATCH OF RING-NECKED PHEASANTS PHASIANUS COLCHICUS IN URBAN AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BY MEANS OF ARTIFICIAL NESTS

Piotr Czyżowski, Mirosław Karpiński, Leszek Drozd
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management, University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland

ABSTRACT

Studies consisted in the evaluation
of predator's pressure on hatch of Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus living
in cities and agricultural areas by means of laying artificial nests (camouflaged
and open). The stronger predator's pressure on pheasant's hatches in urban than
agricultural areas was found. Higher pheasant population density in cities as
compared to neighboring agrocenoses at stronger predator's pressure on pheasant's
hatches in city area suggests that other environmental factors have higher influence
on pheasant population than predator's pressure. Corvids Cervidae, namely
European magpies Pica pica in cities, while Red fox Vulpes vulpes then
Corvids in rural areas are the main damage perpetrators among pheasant's hatches.
In cities, predators damaged first of all nests on open area, while in agricultural
area, their penetration focuses mainly the middle-field trees.

Key words: pheasant, predator’s pressure, artificial nests.

Piotr Czyżowski
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 081 445 68 89
email: piotr.czyzowski@up.lublin.pl

Mirosław Karpiński
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 081 445 68 89
email: miroslaw.karpinski@up.lublin.pl

Leszek Drozd
Department of Pet Breeding and Wildlife Management,
University of Lifes Science in Lublin, Poland
Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
Phone: 048 81 445 68 83
email: leszek.drozd@up.lublin.pl

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