DATA ON WHITE STORK NESTS (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758) FROM SEVERAL VILLAGES IN ARGEȘ COUNTY AND OLT COUNTY

In this paper is presented the situation of the White Stork breeding from several villages in the Argeş County and Olt County, in 2021. The data were collected during the White Stork Census in Romania, coordinated at the national level by the Romanian Ornithological Society (SOR) and Milvus Group. We checked the presence of nests in the 7 localities in Argeș County and Olt County using the car and the GPS track. The data is used to calculate numbers and study population trends of the species in Romania. An analysis was performed on several indicators (uH, HPo, HPm, Hpa, H, JZG) that characterize the reproduction, as well as other facts about the distribution. The results were compared with those from the previous White Stork census in Argeş County, in 2004 and 2014. Although the population of the White Storks from Argeş County shows a slight increase in this localities, the anthropogenic pressure is strong, in addition the dry climate, from the south of Arges County, strongly affects, at local level, the population of the White Storks.

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Improving food provision in child care in England: a stakeholder analysis

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980011001704 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 554-560 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Helen Buttivant ◽

Cécile Knai

Keyword(s):

Child Care ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Local Level ◽

National Level ◽

Well Being ◽

Building Blocks ◽

Early Years ◽

The South ◽

Support Mechanisms ◽

Food Provision

AbstractObjectiveTo review national policy governing nutrition in child-care settings and explore policy translation at a regional and local level in the South East of England.DesignSemi-structured interviews with regional experts.SettingChild-care settings in Southampton, England, registered by OFSTED (Office for Standards in Education Children's Services and Skills).SubjectsThirteen subjects including child-care professionals in Southampton and policy advisors from the Government Office of the South East.ResultsPolicy regarding early years food provision varies across the country. Although there appears to be consensus between local stakeholders on the importance of improving early years nutrition in Southampton, intentions have yet to be translated into cohesive action, with differences in food and nutrition practice in child-care settings across the city. There are also areas of incoherence, inequalities in access to training and development, and duplication in local and regional support mechanisms.ConclusionsThe importance of proper early nutrition to provide the building blocks for life-long health and well-being is grounded in a substantial evidence base. Outside the home, early years child-care settings are an ideal place for providing a strong foundation in nutritional health and dietary habits for young children. The long-term benefits of achieving optimum nutrition in the early years should be secured through the coherent efforts of national, regional and local policy makers, child-care practitioners and parents. Existing commitment and capacity to achieve this objective at a local and regional level must be supported and matched at a national level with the acceleration of policy development, including quality control and support mechanisms.

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Population dynamics of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia in Slovenia between 1999 and 2010

Acrocephalus ◽

10.2478/v10100-010-0007-4 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 31 (145-146) ◽

pp. 101-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Damijan Denac

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Breeding Success ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Breeding Population ◽

White Stork ◽

Breeding Period ◽

Ciconia Ciconia ◽

White Storks ◽

Breeding Grounds ◽

Unfavourable Weather

Population dynamics of the White StorkCiconia ciconiain Slovenia between 1999 and 2010Between 1999 and 2010, an annual census of the White StorkCiconia ciconiabreeding population was carried out in Slovenia using standardised methods. The Stork's population was concentrated in the NE and SE parts of Slovenia. In the 1999-2010 period, the breeding range of its population in Slovenia expanded in NW direction (the Savska ravan region), in SW direction (the Notranjsko podolje and Pivško podolje regions), but the species also colonized a part between Central and SE Slovenia (Dolenjsko podolje). Between 193 and 240 pairs were breeding during the study period, 209 pairs on average (HPa). The largest number of breeding pairs was recorded in 2004, the smallest in 2005. During the study period, breeding pairs (HPa) occupied 350 discrete nests in total. Average number of breeding pairs that raised juveniles (HPm) was 161. The highest fecundity was recorded in 2004, when 534 juveniles (JZG) fledged, the lowest in 2006, with only 219 fledged juveniles. On average, 414 juveniles fledged per year. The breeding pairs' (JZa) average breeding success in these 12 years was 2.02, the highest in 2000 (2.41), the lowest in 2006 (1.09). Average breeding success for the successful breeding pairs (JZm) was 2.57. The highest was in 2007 (2.94), the lowest in 2006 (2.07). The largest number of breeding pairs in 2004 and 2008 can be explained by the favourable fecundity in the population in 2000 and 2004, as juveniles become sexually mature at the age of 3-5 years, and at that age they generally return to the breeding grounds for the first time. The lowest number of breeding pairs and poor breeding success in 2005 and 2006 was caused by late arrival of White Storks to the breeding grounds and by unfavourable weather conditions during the breeding period. The pattern of nests placement did not change generally during the last 12 years. The largest proportion of nests was positioned on various kinds of poles (81%) and on chimneys (18%). In total, 27 area surveyors and 239 assistants helped in census realisation.

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Insects in the White Stork Ciconia ciconia diet as indicators of its feeding conditions: the first diet study in Slovenia

Acrocephalus ◽

10.2478/v10100-009-0003-8 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (140) ◽

pp. 25-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Al Vrezec

Keyword(s):

Breeding Success ◽

Preliminary Test ◽

White Stork ◽

Ciconia Ciconia ◽

Habitat Analysis ◽

White Storks ◽

Diet Study ◽

Carrion Beetles ◽

Bird Foraging

Insects in the White StorkCiconia ciconiadiet as indicators of its feeding conditions: the first diet study in SloveniaPrey remains found in the pellets of the White StorkCiconia ciconiaare known not to reveal the actual prey intake by the White Storks. The exceptions are the chitinous remains of insects that are quite well preserved in the pellets, and thus potentially good indicators of the actual intake of White Storks. Since insects are selected by White Storks in proportion to their abundance in the environment, they can be used as indicators of the quality of the bird foraging habitat. A preliminary test of this was carried out at three nests in NE Slovenia differing in their breeding success in 1997. In contrast to habitat analysis around the nest the proportions of Orthoptera and Coleoptera in the pellets corresponded well to the breeding success. Orthoptera species were dominant in high success, and Coleoptera (especially Carrion beetles Silphidae) in low success nests. In this paper the value of insects in White Stork pellets as indicators of the quality of the bird foraging microhabitat patches is set out. However, the indicative power of these insects needs to be tested further.

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Comparative analysis of the digestive system’s anatomical parts in two zoophagous bird species: White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Biologia ◽

10.24193/subbbiol.2021.2.02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. 21-43

Author(s):

Alexandra-Iulia Preja ◽

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Călin Csaba Pop ◽

Irina Moldovan ◽

Alexandru N. Stermin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Small Intestine ◽

Digestive Tract ◽

Digestive System ◽

Bird Species ◽

White Stork ◽

Feeding Strategies ◽

Ciconia Ciconia ◽

Common Buzzard ◽

Buteo Buteo ◽

White Storks

Aristotle in his anatomical observations is marking the beginning of functional anatomy followed by Georges Cuvier that formulate the low of the correlation of parts. According with this we can expect that the digestive system structures tend to be similar between species that consume approximately the same type of food. In this study we chose to evaluate macroscopic the digestive system of two different zoophytophagous species, with similar body size but different life behavior and feeding strategies: White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) and Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo). Data were collected after the dissection of 10 carcass (5 White Stork and 5 Common Buzzard). The digestive tract and its structures were measured and weighed. In common buzzard the beak is strong and short adapted for the laceration of the prey. In white stork the beak is long, strong, straight adapted to capture prey like a harpoon. In both species, the esophagus is located on the right side of the neck, the length is different, proportional to the neck. In common buzzard the crop is present and absent in white storks. The cuticle or koilin layer is highlighted in white stork compared to common buzzard. In common buzzard, the small intestine is reduced in size, without marked transition between the duodenum and the ileum. The white storks have a long small intestine with many loops, with no transition between the segments. In both species, the cecum is reduced in size and has a vestigial appearance; the colon is reduced in size, and extends from the level of the ileo-colic junction to the cloaca. The digestive system is adapted to a strictly carnivorous diet and the differences identified between the anatomical structures of the digestive tract of the two species are correlated with the differences of their feeding behavior.

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Intestinal helminths of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus 1758) from an inter-route site in Turkey

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica ◽

10.1556/004.2017.022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

pp. 221-233 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ahmet Onur Girisgin ◽

Sezen Birlik ◽

Bayram Senlik ◽

Hikmet Sami Yildirimhan

Keyword(s):

Postmortem Examination ◽

Helminth Species ◽

White Stork ◽

Intestinal Helminths ◽

Prevalence Rates ◽

Ciconia Ciconia ◽

Gastrointestinal Helminth ◽

Schistocephalus Solidus ◽

White Storks ◽

First Time

In Turkey, a study was conducted during the years 2009–2015 to detect the gastrointestinal helminth species of 18 white storks (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves: Ciconiiformes) sampled from aquatic or swamp areas of Bursa Province, one of the inter-route sites where storks intensely stay. The results of postmortem examination revealed that 17 (94.44%) white storks harboured one or more helminth species. Eight species of helminths were detected at the following prevalence rates: Dictymetra discoidea (38.88%), Chaunocephalus ferox (37.50%), Schistocephalus solidus (27.77%), Stephanoprora (Monilifer) spinulosa (18.75%), Echinoparyphium sp. (12.50%), Tylodelphys excavata (6.25%), T. clavata (6.25%), and Syncuaria ciconiae (6.25%). This study is the first report on the presence of all the above species except T. excavata from white storks in Turkey. Stephanoprora (M.) spinulosa was found in Ciconiiform birds for the first time in this study.

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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)

10.2173/bow.whisto1.01 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Andrew Elliott ◽

Ernest Garcia ◽

Peter F. D. Boesman

Keyword(s):

White Stork ◽

Ciconia Ciconia

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Local-Level Democratic Backsliding? The Consolidation of Aspiring Dominant-Party Regimes in Hungary and Poland

Government and Opposition ◽

10.1017/gov.2021.12 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-24

Author(s):

Conor O'Dwyer ◽

Matthew Stenberg

Keyword(s):

Local Politics ◽

Electoral Systems ◽

Local Level ◽

National Level ◽

Dominant Party ◽

Mayoral Elections ◽

Political Reforms ◽

Strategic Coordination ◽

The Future ◽

Two Factors

Abstract Aspiring dominant-party regimes often institute major institutional and political reforms at the national level to ensure they retain control. However, subnational politics is an important, under-studied, component of regime consolidation. This study uses mayoral races in Hungary and Poland from 2006 to 2018 to examine two factors that may inhibit dominant-party regime consolidation in local politics: the use of two-round, i.e. runoff, electoral systems and strategic coordination among opposition parties. While we find little evidence that strategic coordination can lead to widespread opposition success in single-round systems, we do find that increasing the number of candidates decreases the likelihood of the nationally dominant party winning in the first round while not affecting the second round. As such, two-round mayoral elections may be an important buffer to dominant-party regime consolidation and may provide a training ground for the future opposition.

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Reducing the Impact of Unemployment through Work-Sharing: Some Industrial Relations Considerations

Journal of Industrial Relations ◽

10.1177/002218568302500204 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 153-161 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Noah M. Meltz ◽

Frank Reid

Keyword(s):

Local Level ◽

Industrial Relations ◽

National Level ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Firm Level ◽

Labour Relations ◽

Work Sharing ◽

Long Run ◽

Short Run ◽

The Impact

The Canadian Government has introduced a work-sharing program in which lay offs are avoided by reducing the work week and using unemployment insurance funds to pay workers short-time compensation. Compared to the lay-off alternative, there appear to be economic benefits to work-sharing for both management and employees. Reaction to the scheme has been generally positive at the union local level and the firm level, but it has been negative at the national level of both labour and management. These divergent views can be explained mainly as a result of short-run versus long-run perspectives. Managers at the firm level see the immediate benefit of improved labour relations and the avoidance of the costs of hiring and training replacements for laid-off workers who do not respond when recalled. The national business leaders are more concerned with work incentive and efficiency aspects of work-sharing.

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