@article{fdi:010079628,
  title = {{T}he importance of roosts for {B}lack {S}torks {C}iconia nigra wintering in {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{C}hevallier, {D}. and {D}uponnois, {R}obin and {B}aillon, {E}. and {B}rossault, {P}. and {G}r{\'e}goire, {J}. {M}. and {E}va, {H}. and {L}e {M}aho, {Y}. and {M}assemin, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}easonal variations in the use of roosts by {B}lack {S}torks {C}iconia nigra in {W}est {A}frica were studied by satellite tracking and field observations between 1998 and 2006. {B}lack {S}torks used twelve tree species as nocturnal roost. {A}ll roosting trees were higher than the surrounding vegetation (11.4 +/- 3.9 vs. 4.2 +/- 0.1 m). {B}lack storks selected dead trees in 46% of the cases and showed a preference for roosts located close to foraging areas (on average within 4 km), the distance varying significantly according to season. {O}n average, {B}lack {S}torks used roosts for four consecutive days, alternating between roosts up to 41 times per winter period. {D}estruction of roosting trees could impact the birds' spatial distribution.},
  keywords = {{B}lack {S}tork ; {C}iconia nigra ; nocturnal roost ; foraging grounds ; fires ; conservation ; {A}frica},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}rdea},
  volume = {98},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {91--96},
  ISSN = {0373-2266},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.5253/078.098.0111},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079628},
}