Godwit Conservation Biology
Johansson, T. 2001. Habitat selection, nest predation and conservation biology in a black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) population Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 610. 38 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-554-4958-1. This...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.465.4043 2023-05-15T18:42:34+02:00 Godwit Conservation Biology Tomas Johansson The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.465.4043 http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:167272/FULLTEXT01/ en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.465.4043 http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:167272/FULLTEXT01/ Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:167272/FULLTEXT01/ text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T06:52:48Z Johansson, T. 2001. Habitat selection, nest predation and conservation biology in a black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) population Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 610. 38 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-554-4958-1. This thesis focuses on a black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) population, consisting of 35-40 pairs, that breeds on a grazed shore meadow on SE Gotland, Sweden. The small size of the population makes it more prone to extinction due to chance events, than a larger population. The godwits showed microhabitat preferences when choosing nest sites. Godwit nests had higher vegetation over the nest cup, lower surrounding (1-3 m) vegetation and different plant species composition, as compared to random sites. Breeding near conspecifics or other wader species, especially lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and further away from potential predator perches were the most important factors in decreasing nest predation. A comparison between different shore meadows along the Text Vanellus vanellus black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa Unknown |
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Johansson, T. 2001. Habitat selection, nest predation and conservation biology in a black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) population Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Science and Technology 610. 38 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 91-554-4958-1. This thesis focuses on a black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) population, consisting of 35-40 pairs, that breeds on a grazed shore meadow on SE Gotland, Sweden. The small size of the population makes it more prone to extinction due to chance events, than a larger population. The godwits showed microhabitat preferences when choosing nest sites. Godwit nests had higher vegetation over the nest cup, lower surrounding (1-3 m) vegetation and different plant species composition, as compared to random sites. Breeding near conspecifics or other wader species, especially lapwings (Vanellus vanellus) and further away from potential predator perches were the most important factors in decreasing nest predation. A comparison between different shore meadows along the |
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