Do non-target species visit feeders and water troughs targeting small game? A study from farmland Spain using camera-trapping
| Autor: | Beatriz Arroyo, Carlos Sánchez-García, E.J. Tizado, J. A. Pérez, V. R. Gaudioso, J. A. Armenteros, Jesús Caro |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Junta de Castilla y León, Diputación de León |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
Partridges visual_art.art_subject 05 social sciences Wildlife Drinking Behavior Water Animals Wild Trapping Feeding Behavior 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Animal Feed Fishery Non target Geography Spain visual_art Photography Animals 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname |
| ISSN: | 1749-4877 |
| Popis: | Provision of food and water is a widespread tool implemented around the world for the benefit of game and other wildlife, but factors affecting the use of food and water by non-target species are poorly known. We evaluated visits to feeders and water troughs by non-game species using camera-traps in two separate areas of Spain. Feeders and water troughs were either “protected” (when surrounded by more than 50% of shrubs/forest) or “open” (in the opposite case). A total of 18 948 photos from 5344 camera-trapping days depicted animals, and 75 species were identified. Feeders and water troughs were visited by target species (partridges and lagomorphs, 55.3% of visits) and non-target species (44.7% of visits). Among the latter, corvids were the most common (46.1% of visits), followed by rodents (26.8%), other birds (23.6%, mainly passerines), columbids (1.9%), and other species at minor percentages. The highest proportion of visiting days to feeders and water troughs was from corvids (0.173) followed by other-birds (0.109) and rodents (0.083); the lowest proportion was recorded for columbids (0.016). Use intensity and visit frequency of water troughs tripled that recorded in feeders, and visits to open feeders/troughs were approximately twice those to protected ones. In summary: feeders and water troughs targeting small game species are also used regularly by non-target ones; they should be set close to cover to optimize their use by non-target species that are not competitors of target species (though corvids may visit them); water availability should be prioritized where drought periods are expected. The study at the Northwest site was partially funded by the Junta de Castilla y León, County Council of León and Caja España (Spain). |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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