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Vth European Crane Conference
Sweden 10 -14 April 2003



 


Presentations, Workshops and Posters 
(---) means that the title of the presentation or poster is accounted for another cooperating participant.

 

Alonso, Javier, Spain.

Plenary (20 min): Colour banding and radio tracking of Common Cranes in Europe.

Archibald, George, USA.

 

(Co-ordinated with: N. Germogenov and A.E. Pshennikov).

Plenary (totally together 30 min): East Asia Crane Site Network as a Model for other Areas.

(Plenary: Present-day state of the eastern Siberian crane population: habitat, population, size, conservation).

Barzen, Jeb, USA.

Agr.pres.:

Bobek, Miroslav, Czech Rep.

(L.Peske, F.Pojer, J.Simek).

Nat.pres.?:

Presentation, Wo 2: Satellite tracking of Common Crane and Internet.

Budrys, Rimantas, Lithuania.

Nat.pres.?:

Poster: Crane population density in territories with strict protection and other lands in Lithuania.

Fernandez, Atanasio, Spain.

(A. Fernandez. L. Lozano, J.-J. Pérez.)

Poster: Crane Centre Project in Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz, Spain).

Poster: Common Crane damages and alternative solutions in Extremadura, Spain.

Poster: Different types of damages in agricultural lands in Extremadura, Spain.

Poster: Common Crane damages in Holm oak dehesas, Extremadura, Spain.

Fichter, Thomas, Germany.

(T. Fichter, A.Kluge, V.Günther, G.Nowald and S.Röper).

(Poster: Colour ringing of Cranes in Germany.)

Germogenov, Nikolai, Russia.

 

 

 (N.Germogenov and A.E.Pshennikov)

(Plenary co-ordinated with G.Archibald).

 

 

Nat.pres and poster: Results and perspectives of Crane investigation in North East Russia. (Including: Russia Ornithological resources of Yakutia: level of knowledge and use).

Plenary and poster: Present-day state of the eastern Siberian crane population: habitat, population, size, conservation.

 

 

Goersz, Anke, Germany.

Poster: Colour ringed Cranes in Brandenburg in winter.

Gómez Calzado, Manuel, Spain.

Poster: Observations in Extremadura of Cranes banded in 1992-2002.

Green, Daniel, Sweden.

(S.Lundgren, M.Hake, D.Green, U.Skyllberg)

Cranes in Västmanland, Sweden – a resource for rural development

(Pres.wo 1: Estimation of the Crane population in Sweden.)

Hake, Mikael, Sweden.

 

(S.Lundgren, M.Hake, D.Green, U.Skyllberg)

Plenary: Investigations on cranes in Sweden.

Agr:pres.: Habitat selection of the Crane Grus grus in an agricultural area in South Sweden.

(Pres.wo 1: Estimation of the Crane population in Sweden.)

Hansson, Per, Sweden.

(S.Röper, U.Skyllberg, P.Hansson.)

(Poster: Territory size and habitat use of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten coastland, N. Sweden.)

Hermansson, Clas. Sweden.

Colour ringing of Cranes in Sweden 1984-2001. C.Hermansson.

Alf Karlsson, Sweden. (G.Lundin).

Poster: Resting Cranes at Hornborgasjön.

Heidt, Jean-Claude, Luxembourg.

Nat.pres (or pres, Wo 1): Crane migration in Luxembourg.

Kiseleva, Nadezhda, Russia.

Poster: Results of Surveys on Crane Autumn Concentrations in Nzhny Novgorod Region.

Poster: Results of Research and Protection of Cranes in Volg Region.

Poster: Involving of local Societies for Surveying and Protection of Cranes.

Kluge, Anja, Germany.

(A.Kluge, T.Fichter, V.Günther, G.Nowald and S.Röper).

 

(Poster: Colour ringing of cranes in Germany.)

Kuular, Urana, Russia.

Poster: Morphology of the Jaw Apparatus of the Common Crane Grus grus.

Lanovenko, Yevgeniya, Uzbekistan.

Nat.pres.?

Poster: Creation Uzbekistan´s National Crane Working Group and its activity.

Poster: Some interesting results concerning new Crane wintering place in Central Asia.

Leito, Alvar, Estonia.

Nat.pres.: Recent estimation of population size, colour-ringing, radio- and satellite marking of Common Cranes in Estonia.

Poster: Marking of the Common Crane in Estonia.

Pres.wo 1: Breeding habitat selection by Common Crane in Estonia: new methods and new results.

Lozano, Luis, Spain.

(A. Fernandez. L. Lozano, J.J. Pérez.)

(Poster: Common Crane damages and alternative solutions in Extremadura, Spain.)

(Poster: Different types of damages in agricultural lands in Extremadura, Spain.)

(Poster: Common Crane damages in the Holm oak dehesas, Extremadura, Spain.)

Lundgren, Sigvard

(S.Lundgren, M.Hake, D.Green, U.Skyllberg)

Pres.wo 1: Estimation of the Crane population in Sweden.

Göran Lundin. (A.Karlsson)

(Poster: Resting Cranes at Hornborgasjön, Sweden.)

Mewes, Wolfgang, Germany.

Pres.wo 1: The development of the crane population in Germany.

Mädler, Eberhard and Theodora, Germany.

 

Poster: The Crane after the end of the training area from the Soviet army and changed landscape after opening of brown coal pit-area for crane breeding pairs.

Mukherjee, Aeshita, India.

Agr.pres. The future of Indian Sarus crane in the unpredictable agroecosystem.

Nat.pres. Crane conservation: ways and means.

Nowald, Günter, Germany.

(G.Nowald, W. Mewes, H.Prange).

 

(G.Nowald, T.Fichter A.Kluge).

Recommendation: presentation, agr. also.

(G. Nowald, T.Fichter, H.-J. Haferland, E.Henne, A.Kluge).

 

Nat.pres.:yes.

Agr. pres: Effects of disturbances and food availability on resting cranes.

Poster: Disturbances, food availibility and artificial feeding sites at the crane resting region “Bock-Rügen”, Northeast Germany.

Pres.wo 2: Colour ringing of Cranes in Germany.

Pérez, Juan José, Spain.

(A. Fernandez. L. Lozano, J.J. Pérez.)

(Poster: Common Crane damages and alternative solutions in Extremadura, Spain.)

(Poster: Different types of damages in agricultural lands in Extremadura, Spain.)

(Poster: Common Crane damages in the Holm oak dehesas, Extremadura, Spain.)

Pojer, Frantisek, Czech Rep.

(M.Bobek, L.Peske, F.Pojer, J.Simek).

 

(Pres.wo 2: Satellite tracking of Common Crane and Internet.)

Poluda, Anatoly, Ukraine.

Poster: The importance of the valley of Uday river (Ukraine) for Common Crane during springmigation.

Prange, Hartwig, Germany.

 

(H.Prange, W.Mewes, G.Nowald.)

Plenary; The European Crane Working Group – possibilities and limits (20 min).

Poster: Cranes resting in Germany through three decades.

Nat.pres.: Tasks and results of the German Crane Working Group.

Rauch, Moriz, Germany.

Poster; Cranes: wintering and spring migration nearby Berlin.

Rinne, Juhani, Finland.

Nat.pres.: yes.

Röper, Simone, Germany and Sweden.

(S.Röper, U.Skyllberg, P.Hansson)

Poster: Territory size and habitat use of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten coastland, N. Sweden.

Salguero, Luis, Spain.

Poster: Ecology of families of cranes and dispersion of juveniles.

Salvi, Alain, France.

Agr. pres.: Cranes and agriculture at staging areas in France.

Nat.pres.: General situation of the Common crane in France.

Sandvik, Jostein, Norway.

Nat.pres.?

Seebass, Eckhard, Germany.

Pres.wo 1: Recreation of crane breeding habitats in drained forest and agriculture areas.

Simek, Jaroslav, Czech Rep.

(M.Bobek, L.Peske, F.Pojer).

(Pres.wo 2: Satellite tracking of Common Crane and Internet).

Ulf Skyllberg, Sweden.

(S.Röper, U.Skyllberg, P.Hansson)

(S.Lundgren, M.Hake, D.Green, U.Skyllberg)

Pres.wo 1: Migration routes of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten-and Norrbotten, N Sweden.

Poster: Territory size and habitat use of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten coastland, N. Sweden.

(Pres.wo 1: Estimation of the Crane population in Sweden.)

Vaverins, Gundars, Latvia.

Poster: First steps to compensate damages of cranes in Latvia.

Végvári, Zsolt, Hungary.

Nat.pres.?

Poster: Feeding area selection of the Common Crane in the Hortobágy National Park, Hungary.

Pres.wo 1: Roost site selection of the Common Crane in Hortobágy National Park.

Winter, Sergej, Russia (Germany), (not present),

lecture written available for the participants.

Eggs of Common Crane. A method of quantative description of spotted Bird Eggs

 

Program

A. Cranes in agriculture environments. Full day of theme 10 Thursday.

Habitat selection of the Crane Grus grus in an agricultural area in South Sweden. Hake, Mikael.

Cranes and agriculture at staging areas in France. Salvi, Alain.

Effects of disturbances and food availability on resting cranes. Nowald, Günter.

 - - Barzen, Jeb.

Preventing of damages on crops at Hornborgasjön, Sweden. von Heidekken, Clas and Fransson, Jan.

 

 

 

B. Plenary 11 Friday, 1000-1300  (for questions and short pause, 30 min).

1. The European Crane Working Group – possibilities and limits. Prange, Hartwig (20 min).

2.a East Asia Crane Site Network as a Model for other Areas. Archibald, George.

2.b Present-day state of the eastern Siberian Crane population: habitat, population, size, conservation. Germogenov, Nikolai and.Pshennikov, A.E., (2a and b 30 min).

3. Colour banding and radio tracking of Common Cranes in Europe. Alonso, Javier, (20 min).

4. Investigations on Cranes in Sweden. Hake, Mikael (20 min)

 

 

C. National presentations 11 Friday 1430-1900 (20 min+5min for questions).

Sweden (Clas Hermansson).

Estonia (Alvar Leito). Recent estimation of population size, colour-ringing, radio- and satellite marking of Common Cranes in Estonia.

Czech Rep. (Miroslav Bobek).

Finland (Juhani Rinne).

France (Alain Salvi), General situation of the Common crane in France.

Germany (H.Prange, W.Mewes, G.Nowald). Tasks and results of the German Crane Working Group.

Hungary (Zsolt Végváry).

Latvia (Gundars Vaverins).

Lithuania (Rimantas Budrys).

Luxembourg (Jean-Claude Heidt).

Norway (Jostein Sandvik).

Poland?

Russia (Nikolai Germogenov), Results and perspectives of crane investigation in North East Russia

Spain (Javier Alonso).

Uzbekistan (Yevgeniya Lanovenko).

 

 

D. Workshops.

Workshop number 1. Estimation of population sizes, surveying methods and reporting by Internet.

Chairmen
: Hartwig Prange and Per Hansson.
The development of the Crane population in Germany. W. Mewes. Recreation of Crane breeding habitats in drained forest and agriculture areas. E.Seebass. Migration routes of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten-and Norrbotten, N Sweden. Ulf Skyllberg. Estimation of the Crane population in Sweden. S. Lundgren.


Workshop number 2. Colour-ringing and radiotracking.

Chairmen: Javier Alonso and Clas Hermansson.
Colour ringing of Cranes in Sweden 1984-2001. C.Hermansson. Satellite tracking of Common Crane and Internet. L.Peske, M.Bobek, F.Pojer, J.Simek. Colour ringing of Cranes in Germany. G. Nowald, T.Fichter, H.-J. Haferland, E.Henne, A.Kluge.


Workshop number 3. Behaviour and ecology. 

Chairmen: Wolfgang Mewes and Mikael Hake.
Breeding habitat selection by Common Crane in Estonia: new methods and new results. A. Leito. Behaviour and home range in breeding and postbreeding period. L. Peske. Roost site selection of the Common Crane in Hortobágy National Park. Z.Végvári. 


Workshop number 4.
Cranes in agricultural environments, damages, food and refuges.

Chairmen: Alain Salvi and Maria Levin. 

 

E. European Crane Working Group in future. To discuss during the workshop sections.
Organisation and activities of the European Crane Working Group. ECWG Newsletter. ECWG Internet home page.
E-mail net.



F. Posters.

  1. Crane population density in territories with strict protection and other lands in Lithuania. R. Budrys.
  2. Results and perspectives of crane investigation in North East Russia. N.Germogenov.
  3. Present-day state of the eastern Siberian crane population: habitat, population, size, conservation. N.Germogenov and A.E.Pshennikov.
  4. Colour ringed Cranes in Brandenburg in winter. A. Goersz.
  5. Observations in Extremadura of Cranes colour ringed in 1992-2002. M. Gómez Calzado.
  6. Results of Surveys on Crane Autumn Concentrations in Nzhny Novgorod Region. N. Kiseleva.
  7. Results of Research and Protection of Cranes in Volg Region. N. Kiseleva.
  8. Involving of local Societies for Surveying and Protection of Cranes. N. Kiseleva.
  9. Morphology of the Jaw Apparatus of the Common Crane Grus grus. U. Kuular.
  10. Creation Uzbekistan´s National Crane Working Group and its activity. Y. Lanovenko.
  11. Some interesting results concerning new Crane wintering place in Central Asia. Y. Lanovenko.
  12. Marking of the Common Crane in Estonia. A. Leito.
  13. The Crane after the end of the training area from the Soviet army and changed landscape after opening of brown coal pit-area for crane breeding pairs. E. and T. Mädler.
  14. Disturbances, food availibility and artificial feeding sites at the crane resting region “Bock-Rügen”, Northeast Germany. G.Nowald, T.Fichter A.Kluge.
  15. The importance of the valley of Uday river (Ukraine) for Common Crane during spring migation. A.Poluda.
  16. Cranes resting in Germany through three decades. H.Prange.
  17. Cranes: wintering and spring migration nearby Berlin. M. Rauch.
  18. Ecology of families of cranes and dispersion of juveniles in Extremadura, Spain. L. Salguero.
  19. First steps to compensate damages of Cranes in Latvia. G. Vaverins.
  20. Feeding area selection of Common Crane in the Hortobágy National Park, Hungary. Z. Végvári.
  21. Crane Center Project in Navalvillar de Pela (Badajoz, Spain). A. Fernandez.
  22. Common Crane damages and alternative solutions in Extremadura, Spain. A. Fernandez. L. Lozano, J.-J. Pérez.
  23. Common Crane damages and holm oak dehesas, Extremadura, Spain. A.Fernandez, L.Lozano, J.J. Pérez.
  24. Different types of damages in agricultural lands in Extremadura, Spain. A.Fernandez, L. Lozano, J.J. Pérez.
  25. Breeding Cranes at Hornborgasjön. C Hermansson, S Röper.
  26. Resting Cranes at Hornborgasjön. A.Karlsson, G.Lundin.
  27. Cranes in Västmanland, Sweden – a resource for rural development. D. Green.
  28. Territory size and habitat use of Cranes breeding in Västerbotten coastland, N. Sweden. S.Röper, U.Skyllberg, P.Hansson.


 



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