Population expansion and breeding success of Bearded Vultures Gypaetus barbatus in the French Pyrenees: results from long‐term population monitoring

Ibis ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 163 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Arroyo ◽  
Jerome Lafitte ◽  
Eric Sourp ◽  
Denis Rousseau ◽  
Luc Albert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Gypaetus Barbatus

Using Long-Term Population Monitoring Data to Prioritize Conservation Action among Rare Plant Species

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly L. Bernardo ◽  
Pati Vitt ◽  
Rachel Goad ◽  
Susanne Masi ◽  
Tiffany M. Knight
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Monitoring Data ◽  
Rare Plant ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Rare Plant Species

scholarly journals Pairing long-term population monitoring and wildlife crossing structure interaction data to evaluate road mitigation effectiveness

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 109085
Author(s):  
Greta M. Schmidt ◽  
Rebecca L. Lewison ◽  
Hilary M. Swarts
Keyword(s):  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Interaction Data ◽  
Structure Interaction ◽  
Road Mitigation

scholarly journals Productivity of Ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, Affected by Water Levels Near Loon Lake, Saskatchewan, 1975-2002

2010 ◽  
Vol 124 (3) ◽  
pp. 219
Author(s):  
C. Stuart Houston ◽  
Frank Scott ◽  
Rob B. Tether
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Lake Levels ◽  
The West ◽  
Canadian Data ◽  
Human Use ◽  
The Town ◽  
Western Half ◽  
Eastern Half

Between 1975 and 2002, diminished breeding success of Ospreys was associated with drought and falling lake levels in the western half of our study area near the town of Loon Lake, west-central Saskatchewan. Only 46% of nest attempts were successful in the west compared to 72% in the east, producing 0.88 young per accessible nest in the west and 1.42 in the east. Breeding success was greater in the eastern half, where water levels were stable, in spite of increased human use of the resort lakes there. Our unique long-term Canadian data base results support Ogden's 1977 prediction that Osprey productivity may decrease when water levels drop and fish populations are reduced.

scholarly journals Individual variation in behavioural responsiveness to humans leads to differences in breeding success and long-term population phenotypic changes

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 317-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatriz Arroyo ◽  
François Mougeot ◽  
Vincent Bretagnolle
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Individual Variation ◽  
Phenotypic Changes

Long-term data indicates that supplementary food enhances the number of breeding pairs in a Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres colony

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 140-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANA G. SCHABO ◽  
SONJA HEUNER ◽  
MICHAEL V. NEETHLING ◽  
SASCHA RÖSNER ◽  
ROGER UYS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Breeding Success ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Breeding Colony ◽  
Supplementary Food ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
Vulture Conservation ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Term Data

SummaryThe number of vultures is declining in many parts of the world due to numerous threats, such as poisoning and collisions with power-lines as well as the lack of adequate food sources. Vulture restaurants, i.e. supplementary feeding stations, have become a widespread conservation tool aimed at supporting vulture colonies. However, it is poorly understood how vulture restaurants influence population dynamics and whether they affect breeding success of vulture populations. We used a 12-year dataset from a breeding colony of the Cape Vulture Gyps coprotheres and a nearby vulture restaurant in South Africa to investigate the effect of supplementary food on population dynamics and breeding success. We found a significantly positive effect of supplementary food during the nest-building stage on the number of breeding pairs. However, breeding success, i.e. the proportion of successful nests, did not depend on supplementary food during the incubation and rearing stage. Especially during the critical rearing stage, the amount of food supplied might not have been sufficient to meet food demands of the colony. Still, our results indicate that carefully managed vulture restaurants might stabilise vulture colonies and can therefore aid vulture conservation.

Do researchers impact their study populations? Assessing the effect of field procedures in a long term population monitoring of sea kraits

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 365-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Fauvel ◽  
François Brischoux ◽  
Marine Jeanne Briand ◽  
Xavier Bonnet
Keyword(s):  
Body Condition ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Stress Hormones ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Head Morphology

Long term population monitoring is essential to ecological studies; however, field procedures may disturb individuals. Assessing this topic is important in worldwide declining taxa such as reptiles. Previous studies focussed on animal welfare issues and examined short-term effects (e.g. increase of stress hormones due to handling). Long-term effects with possible consequences at the population level remain poorly investigated. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of widely used field procedures (e.g. handling, marking, forced regurgitation) both on short-term (hormonal stress response) and on long-term (changes in body condition, survival) scales in two intensively monitored populations of sea kraits (Laticauda spp.) in New Caledonia. Focusing on the most intensively monitored sites, from 2002 to 2012, we gathered approximately 11 200 captures/recaptures on 4500 individuals. Each snake was individually marked (scale clipping + branding) and subjected to various measurements (e.g. body size, head morphology, palpation). In addition, a subsample of more than 500 snakes was forced to regurgitate their prey for dietary analyses. Handling caused a significant stress hormonal response, however we found no detrimental long-term effect on body condition. Forced regurgitation did not cause any significant effect on both body condition one year later and survival. These results suggest that the strong short-term stress provoked by field procedures did not translate into negative effects on the population. Although similar analyses are required to test the validity of our conclusions in other species, our results suggest distinguishing welfare and population issues to evaluate the potential impact of population surveys.

scholarly journals Long-term changes in forest vegetation as a factor for decreasing breeding success of the Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis

2007 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohiko Iida ◽  
Shigeru Iida ◽  
Takayuki Mohri ◽  
Susumu Inoue
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Forest Vegetation ◽  
Long Term Changes

The effect of an indirect anthelmintic treatment on parasites and breeding success of free-living pheasantsPhasianus colchicus

2006 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.A.H. Draycott ◽  
M.I.A. Woodburn ◽  
D.E. Ling ◽  
R.B. Sage
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Success ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Parasite Burden ◽  
Anthelmintic Treatment ◽  
Phasianus Colchicus ◽  
Free Living ◽  
Parasitic Worm ◽  
Large Scale Field ◽  
Syngamus Trachea

AbstractIn Great Britain free-living common pheasantsPhasianus colchicusare often managed at high densities owing to their popularity as a quarry species. They are prone to infection by a range of parasite species includingHeterakis gallinarum,Capillariaspp. andSyngamus trachea. In 1995 the efficacy of an indirect anthelmintic technique for controlling parasitic worm burdens of pheasants was determined in a pilot study on a shooting estate in the south of England. Between 2000 and 2003 a large-scale field experiment was conducted on nine estates in eastern England to determine the effect of the technique on parasite burden and pheasant breeding success. In the absence of anthelmintic treatment worm burdens increased rapidly through March and April, whereas birds given anthelmintic-treated grain had lower worm burdens during the same period. The breeding success of pheasants was significantly higher on plots provided with anthelmintic treatment, although no long-term increases in population densities were observed. The burdens of the most common parasiteH. gallinarumwere significantly lower in pheasants from treatment plots six weeks after the anthelmintic treatment had ceased, but spring treatment did not influence parasite burden in the following winter.

Response of herbivorous geese to wintering habitat changes: conservation insights from long-term population monitoring in the East Dongting Lake, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-888 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye-Ai Zou ◽  
Yue Tang ◽  
Yong-Hong Xie ◽  
Qi-Hong Zhao ◽  
Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Population Monitoring ◽  
Dongting Lake ◽  
Habitat Changes ◽  
Wintering Habitat
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