Short-term effects of culling on the ecology and population dynamics of the yellow-legged gull

By M. Bosch, Daniel Oro, F. J. Cantos, M. Zabala. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology

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Deconstructing myths on large gulls and their impact on threatened sympatric waterbirds (2007, background): “Before this study, it was generally indisputable that populations of large gulls and other species with similar management concerns (e.g. great cormorants) decreased following control programs (Alvarez, 1992; Wanless et al., 1996; Bosch et al., 2000; Frederiksen, Lebreton & Bregnballe, 2001).”
Opportunistic feeding responses of the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis to accessibility of refuse dumps (2003, background): “…Yellow-legged Gull is now locally considered as a superabundant species, in particular because of its impacts on biodiversity and human activities (Bosch et al. 2000, Vidal et al. 1998a, 1998b) and (ii) the definitive closure of all open-air refuse dumps as directed by the European Union by 2002…”
Estimating predation on breeding European storm‐petrels (Hydrobates pelagicus) by yellow‐legged gulls (Larus michahellis) (2005, background): “Yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis have shown a pronounced population increase over the past few decades (Vidal, Maedail & Tatoni, 1998), mostly owing to the availability of abundant and predictable food sources from rubbish dumps and from commercial fisheries discards in the western Mediterranea”
Feeding ecology of yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis in the western Mediterranean: a comparative assessment using conventional and isotopic methods (2009, background): “…Islands (42° 0’ N, 3° 13’ E) lie 900 m off the coast near a series of tourist towns, and they hold one of the 290 Ramos et al.: Feeding ecology: conventional vs. isotopic methods largest colonies of yellow-legged gulls in the Mediterranean (ca. 6650 pairs after several cullings; Bosch et al. 2000).”
Diet of Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) chicks along the Spanish Western Mediterranean coast: the relevance of refuse dumps (2008, background): “Drastic reductions in the gull population are expected on the Medes Islands, as their population holds one of the greatest densities of breeding pairs ( Bosch et al. 2000 ) which depends mainly on these two foraging habitats during the whole chick-rearing period.”
Effects of anthropogenic food resources on yellow-legged gull colony size on Mediterranean islands (2007, methodology): “Between these 2 years, we calculated k for 20 rocky islands with permanent colonies of yellow-legged gulls using the formula proposed by Migot and Linard (1984) and Bosch et al. (2000) , as the regression method is not meaningful using two points only.”
Using stable isotopes of nitrogen and carbon to study seabird ecology: applications in the Mediterranean seabird community* (2003, background): “A clear example is the yellowlegged gull (Larus cachinnans), which has changed its feeding habits and tends to feed today mostly on terrestrial prey from human refuse (Bosch et al., 2000).”
Effects of experimental food restriction and body-mass changes on the avian T-cell-mediated immune response (2001, background): “The yellow-legged gull is considered a plague in the area where birds were trapped (Munilla 1997), and thousands of birds are annually culled in Spain by wildlife agencies (Bosch et al. 2000).”