21-05-2018

Breeding biology and habitat

preferences of Sand Martin

(Riparia riparia) in mining

areas

Zoë Rohrer Rodríguez, Salvador Rebollo de la Torre, Pilar

Gegúndez Cámara, Franco Goyena, Juan; Rodríguez

Urquía, Carlos; Andrés Moreno, Manuel

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Participating organizations

Parnership since 2016

Private sector

University NGO

Sand martins

• Hirundinidae; migratory species• Conservation interest in Europe• Nests in mining areas• Importance of managing colonies

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Sand martin (Riparia riparia)

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Rivers Mining areas

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Objective

● Reconcile mining industry with sand martin breeding.

● 1) Research the biology of the sand martin in mining spaces

● 2) Development of Good Practices based on scientific research

● 3) Dissemination at sector level

Actions

Habitat

preferences at

different scales

Reproductive

biology in

mining areas

Effects of mining

industry during

breeding season

Need to manage

Objective

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● 10 mining sites.Green: sand martinsRed: abandoned colonies

● 30 colonies.● 8000 burrows.

Study area Scales

Mining site

Colony

Burrows

Research project

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●Aspects related with their habitat

and habitat selection preferences.

●Aspects related with the biology

and phenology of the populations.

Studied variables

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Results

Abundance and burrows

Component 1

Com

ponent

2

Tendencies for colonies

Results: Mining site habitat preferences

Presence and abundance

Shorter distance to

standing water

Shorter

distance to

rivers

Recent

sites

More water

surface

Number of burrows

Recent

sites

Lower

temperatures

Mining siteMining site

Results: Colony habitat preferences

Abundance

Colony

Warmer orientation Recent sites

Stocks vs vertical faces

Number of burrows

Colony

Vegetation

Results: Burrow habitat preferences

Area with burrows

General structure

Availability Use General: total height Burrow: total height

General: Slope Burrow: Slope

Availability Use

Availability UseSlope

Vertical height Total height

Stocks vs vertical faces

Availability

vs use

Burrow

location

Slope

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Applications

Development of management actions

Create awareness at sector level

• Guide sand martins towards desired areas.

• Avoid sand martin in active mining areas.

Thank you so much for listening!

Carlos Rodríguez

Salvador Carlos, Juan Manolo Navila Javier Pilar