Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)

Erkan Azizoğlu; Özdemir Adızel

EN TR

Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)

Abstract

This study investigated vehicle–bird accidents over the highway surrounding Lake Van. Observations were made between November 2015 and October 2016 on the 430 km road. As a result, dead bodies of 297 birds from 28 species were found, and the rate was calculated as 21 bird/km/year. The highest death rate found in the study was that of Corvus frugilegus (Rook) by 80 individuals (26.93%). This was followed by Larus armenicus (Armenian gull) by 40 individuals (13.46%), Melanocorypha calandra (Calandra lark) by 37 individuals (12.45%), Corvus monedula (Jackdaw) by 33 individuals (11.11%), Sturnus vulgaris (Starling) by 26 individuals (8.75%), and Passer domesticus (House sparrow) by 12 individuals (4.37%). It was observed that accidents increased in areas close to the main road. Additionally, it was seen that young individuals who just started to fly experienced accidents more frequently.

Keywords

Birds, Road mortality, Collusion, Traffic, Highway, Road casualties

References

Anonim, (2016). www. tr.wikipedia.org
Aslan, L., Adızel, Ö., Karasu, A., Özkan, C., Gençcelep, M., Durmuş, A., Akgül, Y. (2009). Van Gölü Havzasında 2006 – 2008 Yılları Arasında Yabani Kuşlarda Yaralanma ve Kırık Olgularının Tedavileri (Treatment of Injury and Fracture Cases of Wild Birds in the Lake Van Basin from 2006 to 2008). YYU Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi (Journal of the Faculty of Veterinary Science), 20 (2), 7 – 12
Bashta, T., A. (1999). Cars as an anthropogenic factor of birds elimination. In: Bokotey A. (ed.). Ecological aspects of birds protection. Mat. VII Conf. Western Ukraine Ornithol. L’viv, pp. 11–12.
Bereszynski A. (1980). Studies on mortality of birds died on public roads. Roczniki Akademii Rolniczej w Poznaniu,72: 2–9.
Bergmann H., H. (1974). Zur Phänologie and Ökologie des Strassentodes der Vögel. Vogelwelt 95: 1–21.
Bosch S. (1989). Totfunde von Greifvögeln und Eulen in Bereich des Autobahnkreuzes Weinsberg. Ornithol. Jahresh. Baden-Württ. 5: 109–111.
Brockie, R.E., Sadleir, R. M. F. S. Linklater, W. L. Long-term wildlife road-kill counts in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. Vol:36. 123- 134.
Coffin, A.W., (2007). From roadkill to road ecology: A review of the ecological effects of roads. Journal of Transport Geography 15, 396–406.
Erritzoe, J., Mazgajski, T.D., Rejt, L., (2003). Bird casualties on European roads — a review. Acta Ornithologica,Vol.38 No.2
George, L., Macpherson, J.L., Balmforth, Z., Brıght, P.W., (2011). Using The Dead To Monitor The Living: Can Road Kill Counts Detect Trends In Mammal Abundance? Applied Ecology And Environmental Research 9(1): 27-41.

Göransson G., Karlsson J., Lindgren A. 1978. Influence of roads on the surrounding nature. II. Fauna. Rapport fran Statens Naturvardsverk.Hodson N. L., Snow D. W. (1965). The road deaths enquiry, 1960–61. Bird Study 12: 90–99.
Havlin, J. (1987). Motorways and birds. Folia Zoologica 36: 137–153.
Hansen L. 1969. [Roadkill of Danish vertebrates]. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidskrift 63: 81–92.
Hansen, L. (1982). Roadkills in Denmark. Dansk Ornitologisk Forenings Tidskrift 76: 97–110.
Ivanova, N.K., Koshev1, Y., Popgeorgiev, G., Ragyov1, D., Pavlova, M., Mollov, I., Nedialkov, N., (2012). Effect of Traffic on Mortality of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals on Two Types of Roads Between Pazardzhikand Plovdiv Region (Bulgaria) – Preliminary Results. Acta zool. bulg., 64 (1), 57-67.
Johnson P. N. (1989). Annual avian and mammalian traffic mortality along a South Yorkshire road. Naturalist (Leeds) 114: 99–101.
Joselyn G. B., Warnock J. E., Etter S. L. 1969. Wildlife — an essential consideration determining future highway roadside maintenance policy. Highway Research Record 280.
Kiziroğlu, İ., Erdoğan, A., Turan, L., (2013). Biological Diversity And Its Threats In Turkey. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, Volume 22 – No 3.
Kociolek, A. V., Clevenger, A. P., St. Clair, C. C., Proppe D. S. (2011). Effects of Road Networks on Bird Populations. Conservation Biology, Volume 25, No. 2, 241–249
Loss, S., Will, T., Marra, P.P. (2014). Estimation of Bird-Vehicle Collision Mortality on U.S. Roads. The Journal of Wildlife Management 78(5):763–771.Mason C., MacDonald S. (1995). Corvids feeding on carrion. Bird Study 42: 255–256.
Rosa, C.A., Bager, A. (2012). Seasonality and habitat types affect roadkill of neotropical birds. Journal of Environmental Management 97: 1-5
Schoenemann W. (1977). Wildunfälle im Strassenverkehr. Zool. Beiträge 23: 169–219.
Sharma, S.K. (1988). Bird casualties in road accidents.J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 85: 195–197.
Uysal, İ., Şengül, E., Tosunoğlu, M. (2012). Çanakkale - Lapseki Karayolundaki (E 90) Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Ölümleri (Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Deaths on the Çanakkale -Lapseki Highway). Ekoloji Sempozyumu (Ecology Symposium). 3-5 Mayıs (May). Kilis - Türkiye
Wascher S., Janisch A., Sattler M. (1988). Verkehrstrassen- Todesfallen der Avifauna. Luscinia 46: 41–55.
Wäscher S., Janisch A., Sattler M. (1988). Verkehrstrassen- Todesfallen der Avifauna. Luscinia 46: 41–55.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Erkan Azizoğlu ^*
Türkiye

Özdemir Adızel
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 30, 2018

Submission Date

December 11, 2018

Acceptance Date

December 20, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 1 Number: 2

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP

APA

Azizoğlu, E., & Adızel, Ö. (2018). Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey). Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, 1(2), 26-33. https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP

AMA

1.Azizoğlu E, Adızel Ö. Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey). Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018;1(2):26-33. https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP

Chicago

Azizoğlu, Erkan, and Özdemir Adızel. 2018. “Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)”. Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 1 (2): 26-33. https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP.

EndNote

Azizoğlu E, Adızel Ö (December 1, 2018) Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey). Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 1 2 26–33.

IEEE

[1]E. Azizoğlu and Ö. Adızel, “Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)”, Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 26–33, Dec. 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP

ISNAD

Azizoğlu, Erkan - Adızel, Özdemir. “Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)”. Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi 1/2 (December 1, 2018): 26-33. https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP.

JAMA

1.Azizoğlu E, Adızel Ö. Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey). Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 2018;1:26–33.

MLA

Azizoğlu, Erkan, and Özdemir Adızel. “Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)”. Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2018, pp. 26-33, https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP.

Vancouver

1.Erkan Azizoğlu, Özdemir Adızel. Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey). Doğu Fen Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 1;1(2):26-33. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA27RA75DP

Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)

Motorized Vehicle – Bird Collisions on the Highway Surrounding Lake Van (Turkey)

Abstract

Keywords

Van Gölü’nü Çevreleyen Karayolunda Motorlu Araç – Kuş Çarpışmaları

Abstract

Keywords

References

Details

Primary Language

Subjects

Journal Section

Authors

Publication Date

Submission Date

Acceptance Date

Published in Issue

IZ

Cite