Factors influencing patch occupancy and within‐patch habitat use in an apparently stable population of Willow TitsPoecile montanus kleinschmidtiin Britain

Autor:	Arjun Amar, Laura Daniells, Phil V. Grice, Alex J. G. Lewis, Ken W. Smith, Elisabeth C. Charman
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Willow biology Ecology Population Woodland biology.organism_classification Geography Habitat Willow tit Poecile education Bracken Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation Wildlife conservation
Zdroj:	Bird Study. 56:326-337
ISSN:	1944-6705 0006-3657
DOI:	10.1080/00063650902795190
Popis:	Capsule Birds selected younger woodland patches with fewer conifers and higher soil moisture content; within these patches, they selected areas with higher vegetation cover at 2–4 m, and less bracken. Aims For an apparently stable population, to investigate habitat differences between occupied and unoccupied woodland patches and habitat selection within occupied woodlands. Methods We surveyed woodland patches for breeding Willow Tits in April 2006 in an area with an apparently stable population. Habitat was measured at points spread throughout each woodland patch and at points where Willow Tits were located. We compared habitat between occupied and unoccupied sites. In addition, within occupied sites, we examined habitat differences between Willow Tit locations and the points spread throughout the wood. Results We surveyed 65 woodland patches, of which 29 were occupied. Willow Tits were more likely to be found in deciduous woodland that was younger and had higher levels of soil moisture. Probability of oc...
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