Data from: Costs of migratory decisions: a comparison across eight white stork populations

Flack A, Fiedler W, Blas J, Pokrovsky I, Mitropolsky B, Kaatz M, Aghababyan K, Khachatryan A, Fakriadis I, Makrigianni E, Jerzak L, Shamin M, Shamina C, Azafzaf H, Mokotjomela TM, Feltrup-Azafzaf C, Wikelski M. 2015. Data from: Costs of migratory decisions: a comparison across eight white stork populations. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.78152p3q

Abstract

Annual migratory movements can range from a few tens to thousands of kilometers, creating unique energetic requirements for each specific species and journey. Even within the same species, migration costs can vary largely because of flexible, opportunistic life history strategies. We uncover the large extent of variation in the lifetime migratory decisions of young white storks originating from eight populations. Not only did juvenile storks differ in their geographically distinct wintering locations, their diverse migration patterns also affected the amount of energy individuals invested for locomotion during the first months of their life. Overwintering in areas with higher human population reduced the stork’s overall energy expenditure because of shorter daily foraging trips, closer wintering grounds, or a complete suppression of migration. Because migrants can change ecological processes in several distinct communities simultaneously, understanding their life history decisions helps not only to protect migratory species but also to conserve stable ecosystems.

Keywords

Ciconia ciconia,avian migration,Ciconia ciconia,Env-DATA,Movebank,movement ecology,white storks

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Taxon

Ciconia ciconia

White Stork

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Acceleration

DOIs of related Publications

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https://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.417

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@misc{001/1_78152p3q,
  title = {Data from: Costs of migratory decisions: a comparison across eight white stork populations},
  author = {Flack, A and Fiedler, W and Blas, J and Pokrovsky, I and Mitropolsky, B and Kaatz, M and Aghababyan, K and Khachatryan, A and Fakriadis, I and Makrigianni, E and Jerzak, L and Shamin, M and Shamina, C and Azafzaf, H and Mokotjomela, TM and Feltrup-Azafzaf, C and Wikelski, M},
  year = {2015},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.78152p3q},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.78152p3q},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}

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AU  - Flack, Andrea
AU  - Fiedler, Wolfgang
AU  - Blas, Julio
AU  - Pokrovsky, Ivan
AU  - Mitropolsky, B.
AU  - Kaatz, Michael
AU  - Aghababyan, Karen
AU  - Khachatryan, A.
AU  - Fakriadis, Ioannis
AU  - Makrigianni, Eleni
AU  - Jerzak, Leszek
AU  - Shamin, M.
AU  - Shamina, C.
AU  - Azafzaf, H.
AU  - Mokotjomela, Thabiso M.
AU  - Feltrup-Azafzaf, Claudia
AU  - Wikelski, Martin
Y1  - 2015/06/13
KW  - Ciconia ciconia
KW  - animal tracking
KW  - avian migration
KW  - Ciconia ciconia
KW  - Env-DATA
KW  - Movebank
KW  - movement ecology
KW  - white storks
KW  - Ciconia ciconia
PB  - Movebank data repository
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.78152p3q
DO  - doi:10.5441/001/1.78152p3q
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