Ecology and Conservation of the White-Tailed Eagle and Golden Eagle

Dear Colleagues,

The Diversity Journal is about to launch a Special Issue dedicated to Ecology and Conservation of the White-tailed Eagle and Golden Eagle.

The white-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla and golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos are among the largest birds of prey in Europe.  As a result of long persecution in the first half of the 20th century, the populations and range of both eagle species have strongly reduced, and the population has strongly declined.  After the implementation of effective conservation measures in the late 20th century, the white-tailed eagle showed a spectacular increase in numbers combined with territorial expansion in Europe. The golden eagle's numbers also increased. Both species have very high spatial requirements, and need old trees for nest placement. In ecosystems, they serve as apex predators, and are increasingly exerting pressure on their prey populations.  They live a long time and start breeding late. Their populations have low densities and are sensitive to adverse environmental changes. In ecosystems, eagles act as apex predators and increasingly exert pressure on their prey populations. In biodiversity conservation, they are considered as target species and umbrella species for co-occurring birds with smaller spatial requirements. Knowledge of eagles' ecology, genetics, population dynamics, reproductive processes, causes of mortality, foraging ecology but also threats and causes of mortality is crucial for their successful conservation.

Dr. Dorota Zawadzka
Dr. Paweł Mirski
Guest Editors

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