Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of air pollution on the nesting of the house martin in 141 villages and towns in Czechoslovakia and to determine the ecological and air quality conditions which influence nesting behaviour. Air pollution was found to cause a significant reduction in nesting density, colony size, and occupancy. Proximity to water and type of building were found to be important ecological conditions influencing the nesting of the house martin in background and polluted areas. Wind direction, distance from emission source, and type of emission were found to be important air quality conditions. In general, downwind nesting locations at increasing distances from emission sources reduced nesting. Pulp mills, a major emission source, were positively associated with nesting of the house martin.
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