Synergistic effects of climate and urbanisation on the diet of a globally near threatened subtropical falcon.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how human activities affect wildlife is fundamental for global biodiversity conservation. Ongoing land use change and human-induced climate change, compel species to adapt their behaviour in response to shifts in their natural environments. Such responses include changes to a species' diet or trophic ecology, with implications for the wider ecosystem. This is particularly the case for predatory species or those that occupy high positions within trophic webs, such as raptors. Between 2002 and 2019, we observed 1578 feeding events of the globally near threatened and understudied, Red-necked Falcon (Falco chicquera) in Bangladesh. We explored the effects of mean monthly temperature, precipitation, temperature differences, and urban land cover on (a) mean prey weights and

SUBMITTER: Foysal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11387113 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature