
Reproductive Performance of Peregrine Falcons in southern Scotland
An analysis of 75 years of Peregrine Falcon monit…
October 9, 20233m 26s
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An analysis of 75 years of Peregrine Falcon monitoring data shows that performance increased substantially following the reduction in the use of organochlorine pesticides. Gradual recovery of the population occurred over four decades. Our results suggest that the temporal pattern of organochlorine pesticide use strongly influenced Peregrine reproductive parameters but that the pattern of influence differed regionally.
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