Using Lidar Data to Assess the Relationship Between Beach Geomorphology and Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Nest Site Selection Along Padre Island, TX, United States

We investigated the relationship between nest-site characteristics and breeding performance of Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on Great Island, Newfoundland, during 2 years of extreme predation pressure. The nest-site feature most consistently associated with egg and chick survival was rock overhang above the nest. The presence of rock projections beside nests was positively correlated with success in 1993, and rock protrusions below the nest were not associated with breeding success in either year. Central position in the colony was positively correlated and nest density negatively correlated with success in 1992. Consistent differences in chick production among colony regions reflected differences in large-scale cliff structure and predator accessibility. This study implicates large- and fine-scale aspects of nest-site selection by Black-legged Kittiwakes, with large-scale cliff structure being the most important.

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Habitat attributes and chestnut-backed chickadee nest site selection in uncut and partial-cut forests

Canadian Journal of Forest Research ◽

10.1139/x06-324 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 37 (7) ◽

pp. 1272-1285 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

C. Lisa Mahon ◽

Kathy Martin ◽

J.D. Steventon

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Resource Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Large Trees ◽

Poecile Rufescens ◽

The Relationship ◽

Patch Scale ◽

Selection Of

We examined the relationship between habitat attributes and nest-site selection by chestnut-backed chickadees ( Poecile rufescens (Townsend, 1837); hereinafter chickadees) in uncut and partial-cut forests in northwest British Columbia. We described the characteristics of uncut sites and compared them with structurally modified partial-cut sites (mature and old forests). We then compared the use and selection of habitat by chickadees at uncut and partial-cut sites at three spatial scales: (1) the stand (19–24 ha uncut or partial-cut stand), (2) the nest patch (a 0.031 ha patch centered on nest trees), and (3) the nest tree. At the stand scale, we found no correlation between the density of breeding chickadees and the characteristics of uncut and partial-cut sites. At the nest-patch scale, chickadees in uncut and old partial-cut sites selected nest patches with higher densities of broken-top trees compared with available habitat within territories. At the nest-tree scale, chickadees selected nest trees with boring insects and broken tops in uncut and mature partial-cut sites and large trees with boring insects in old partial-cut sites. Our results suggest that chickadees exhibited flexibility in resource selection but also selected resources with similar attributes at the nest-patch and nest-tree scales. Managed stands that maintain a range of tree species and conditions, including live trees with areas of disease, insect attack, and damage, will provide the specific structural attributes used for nesting by weak cavity excavators such as the chickadee.

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VIEWING HABITAT THROUGH ANOTHER LENS: BIRD NEST-SITE SELECTION AND PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS A BEACH THERMAL LANDSCAPE

10.1130/abs/2019se-326650 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Lauren Schaale ◽

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Joseph Baxley ◽

Narcisa Pricope ◽

Raymond M. Danner

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Bird Nest

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Nest site selection and breeding ecology of the Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) in Algeria

Global Ecology and Conservation ◽

10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01524 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. e01524

Author(s):

Karim Loucif ◽

Mohamed Cherif Maazi ◽

Moussa Houhamdi ◽

Haroun Chenchouni

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Breeding Ecology

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Territory and Nest-Site Selection of Cerulean Warblers in Eastern Ontario

The Auk ◽

10.1093/auk/118.3.727 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 118 (3) ◽

pp. 727-735 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jason Jones ◽

Raleigh J. Robertson

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Deciduous Forest ◽

Spatial Scales ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Population Characteristics ◽

Dendroica Cerulea ◽

Large Trees ◽

Eastern Ontario ◽

Cerulean Warblers

Abstract We examined habitat selection by breeding Cerulean Warblers (Dendroica cerulea) at three spatial scales in eastern Ontario over three years (1997–1999). Territories were characterized by well-spaced large trees, with high canopies and dense foliage cover at heights between 12–18 m. Nesting habitat additionally was characterized by dense foliage cover above 18 m. The results of our nest-patch (0.04 ha circle around nest) and nest-site (0.01 ha circle) analyses indicate that male Cerulean Warblers may take active roles in nest-site selection when selecting territories. We conclude from our nest-patch and nest-site selection analyses that territories likely contain multiple nest patches and sites and that male Cerulean Warblers may defend areas with multiple nest patches or sites, which may attract females to settle with them. Whether or not Cerulean Warbler females use nest-site availability as a mate- or territory-choice cue remains unknown. We also tested the validity of a commonly made assumption that a random sampling of habitat by researchers is representative of the habitat actually available to birds and found that, in our study area, the assumption was invalid. Taken together, our results point toward the need to maintain sizeable stands of mature, deciduous forest to ensure the persistence of Cerulean Warblers in eastern Ontario. Population characteristics such as lower minimum area requirements and a resilience to habitat disturbance may make that an easier job in eastern Ontario than elsewhere in this species' breeding range.

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CHAPTER SIX. Nest-site Selection and the Physical Environment

Nest Building and Bird Behavior ◽

10.1515/9781400853625.86 ◽

1984 ◽

pp. 86-100

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Physical Environment ◽

Nest Site ◽

Nest Site Selection

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Ecology and nest-site selection of leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea

Biological Conservation ◽

10.1016/0006-3207(83)90047-2 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 47-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

N. Mrosovsky

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Dermochelys Coriacea ◽

Leatherback Turtles ◽

Selection Of

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Factors affecting nest-site selection of Sabine's Gulls in the eastern Canadian Arctic

Canadian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1139/z05-107 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 83 (9) ◽

pp. 1240-1245 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Iain J Stenhouse ◽

H Grant Gilchrist ◽

William A Montevecchi

Keyword(s):

Site Selection ◽

Nest Site ◽

Nest Site Selection ◽

Breeding Habitat ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Invertebrate Prey ◽

Terrestrial Invertebrate ◽

Individual Fitness ◽

Sabine’S Gull ◽

Selection Of

The selection of breeding habitat is of prime importance for individual fitness. Among birds, natural selection should favour the ability to recognize and select habitat suitable for nesting and rearing chicks. This study compares the characteristics of Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini (Sabine, 1819), nest sites with random points across a coastal tundra environment on Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada. The availability of terrestrial invertebrate prey was also examined among habitats. Sabine's Gull nests were nonrandomly distributed in relation to vegetation, substrate, and proximity to water. Gulls nested within approximately 1 km of the coastline and selected sites with the greatest proportions of moss and standing water (i.e., they nested close to the edge of small freshwater ponds near shore). However, there were no detectable differences in characteristics between successful and unsuccessful nests within preferred habitat. The dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate prey communities varied between years, but the volume of invertebrates in Sabine's Gull nesting habitat was intermediate between the most productive habitats and the least productive habitats in both years. However, nest-site selection in Sabine's Gulls may also be influenced by the availability of aquatic invertebrates (not examined in this study) and their proximity to the marine coastline, where chicks are taken to be reared.

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