Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats
Whether to disperse, and where to, are two of the most prominent decisions in an individual's life, with major consequences for reproductive success. We studied natal and breeding dispersal in the monogamous black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa in the Netherlands, where they breed in agricu...
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crwiley:10.1111/jav.00273 2024-04-28T08:41:31+00:00 Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats Kentie, Rosemarie Both, Christiaan Hooijmeijer, Jos C. E. W. Piersma, Theunis the former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Food Safety the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds the Univ. of Groningen the Province of Fryslân BirdLife-Netherlands Dutch Animal Welfare Act Article 9 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jav.00273 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjav.00273 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jav.00273 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Avian Biology volume 45, issue 4, page 396-405 ISSN 0908-8857 1600-048X Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2014 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.00273 2024-04-05T07:43:04Z Whether to disperse, and where to, are two of the most prominent decisions in an individual's life, with major consequences for reproductive success. We studied natal and breeding dispersal in the monogamous black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa in the Netherlands, where they breed in agricultural grasslands. The majority of these grasslands recently changed from wet herb‐rich meadows into well‐drained grassland monocultures, on which godwits have a lower reproductive success. Here we examine habitat selection with a multistate mark–recapture analysis. Habitat transition probabilities between meadows and monocultures were estimated on the basis of 1810 marked chicks and 531 adults during seven years in a 8500 ha study area. Young and adult godwits may differ in habitat selection because: 1) adults may have gained experience from previous nest success where to settle, 2) younger individuals may find it harder to compete for the best territories. Both young and adults moved at a higher rate from the predominant monocultures to meadows than the other way around, thus actively selecting the habitat with better quality. However, dispersal distance of adults was not affected by previous nest success. The average dispersal distance from place of birth of godwits breeding for the first time was ten times larger than that of adult godwits. That godwits breeding in their second calendar year arrived and laid at similar dates and were equally able to select territories in areas with high breeding densities, suggests that young birds were not competitively inferior to adults. Although on monocultures reproduction is insufficient to maintain constant populations, birds sometimes moved from meadows to monocultures. This explains why even after 30 years of land‐use intensification, godwits still breed in low‐quality habitat. The adjustment to changing habitat conditions at the population level appears to be a slow process. Article in Journal/Newspaper black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa Wiley Online Library Journal of Avian Biology 45 4 396 405 |
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Whether to disperse, and where to, are two of the most prominent decisions in an individual's life, with major consequences for reproductive success. We studied natal and breeding dispersal in the monogamous black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa in the Netherlands, where they breed in agricultural grasslands. The majority of these grasslands recently changed from wet herb‐rich meadows into well‐drained grassland monocultures, on which godwits have a lower reproductive success. Here we examine habitat selection with a multistate mark–recapture analysis. Habitat transition probabilities between meadows and monocultures were estimated on the basis of 1810 marked chicks and 531 adults during seven years in a 8500 ha study area. Young and adult godwits may differ in habitat selection because: 1) adults may have gained experience from previous nest success where to settle, 2) younger individuals may find it harder to compete for the best territories. Both young and adults moved at a higher rate from the predominant monocultures to meadows than the other way around, thus actively selecting the habitat with better quality. However, dispersal distance of adults was not affected by previous nest success. The average dispersal distance from place of birth of godwits breeding for the first time was ten times larger than that of adult godwits. That godwits breeding in their second calendar year arrived and laid at similar dates and were equally able to select territories in areas with high breeding densities, suggests that young birds were not competitively inferior to adults. Although on monocultures reproduction is insufficient to maintain constant populations, birds sometimes moved from meadows to monocultures. This explains why even after 30 years of land‐use intensification, godwits still breed in low‐quality habitat. The adjustment to changing habitat conditions at the population level appears to be a slow process. |
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Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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Age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits Limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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age‐dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black‐tailed godwits limosa limosa limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats |
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