Effect of weekend road traffic on the use of space by raptors.

The traffic load near large cities may show dramatic cyclical changes induced by weekend tourism, and this could induce cyclical changes in the activity patterns of wildlife. We studied a 19‐km‐long section of a road that crossed a high‐use raptor area near a large city in Spain. We observed 18 raptor species along this segment of the road, including some threatened species, such as the Spanish Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti). The number of cars increased dramatically on Saturdays and Sundays, so we assessed the effect of varying traffic loads on raptor behavior by recording all birds of prey as close or distant to the road during working days and weekend days. On weekends, the occurrence of Spanish Imperial Eagles and vultures decreased near the road. The occurrence of other species did not change between working days and weekend days.

Data and Resources

Cite as

Bautista L.M. García J.T. Calmaestra R.G. Palacin C. Martín C.A. Morales M.B. Bonal R. y Viñuela J. Effect of weekend road traffic on the use of space by raptors. Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00499.x

Clipboard Icon
Retrieved: 10 Nov 2025 22:32:13
RIS BibTeX

Metadata
Download
DCAT-AP/NTI-RISP

Basic information
Resource type Text
Date of creation 2025-05-23
Date of last revision 2025-05-23
Show changelog
Metadata identifier 7d9f130f-6d3b-574d-9ac0-3b7175361213
Metadata language Spanish
Themes (NTI-RISP)
High-value dataset category
ISO 19115 topic category biota
Keyword URIs
Bibliographic information
Name of the dataset creator Bautista, L.M., García, J.T., Calmaestra, R.G., Palacin, C., Martín, C.A., Morales, M.B., Bonal, R. y Viñuela, J.
Name of the dataset editor Wiley-Blackwell
Other identifier DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2004.00499.x
Identifier of the dataset creator
Email of the dataset creator
Website of the dataset creator
Provenance
Lineage statement
Metadata Standard
Version notes
Version