Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway
Abstract Background Habitat models provide information about which habitat management should target to avoid species extinctions or range contractions. The willow ptarmigan inhabits alpine- and arctic tundra habitats in the northern hemisphere and is listed as near threatened (NT) in the Norwegian r...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3c9e3c03bd3845cfacd1be5608253e03 2023-05-15T15:14:36+02:00 Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway Mikkel Andreas Jørnsøn Kvasnes Hans Christian Pedersen Erlend Birkeland Nilsen 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0196-6 https://doaj.org/article/3c9e3c03bd3845cfacd1be5608253e03 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-018-0196-6 https://doaj.org/toc/1472-6785 doi:10.1186/s12898-018-0196-6 1472-6785 https://doaj.org/article/3c9e3c03bd3845cfacd1be5608253e03 BMC Ecology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018) Resource selection function Distance sampling Line transect survey Habitat suitability map Predictions Ecology QH540-549.5 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0196-6 2022-12-31T13:02:43Z Abstract Background Habitat models provide information about which habitat management should target to avoid species extinctions or range contractions. The willow ptarmigan inhabits alpine- and arctic tundra habitats in the northern hemisphere and is listed as near threatened (NT) in the Norwegian red list due to declining population size. Habitat alteration is one of several factors affecting willow ptarmigan populations, but there is a lack of studies quantifying and describing habitat selection in willow ptarmigan. We used data from an extensive line transect survey program from 2014 to 2017 to develop resource selection functions (RSF) for willow ptarmigan in Norway. The selection coefficients for the RSF were estimated using a mixed-effects logistic regression model fitted with random intercepts for each area. We predicted relative probability of selection across Norway and quantile-binned the predictions in 10 RSF bins ranging from low-(1) to high-(10) relative probability of selection. Results Random cross-validation suggest that our models were highly predictive, but validation based spatial blocking revealed that the predictability was better in southern parts of Norway compared to the northernmost region. Willow ptarmigan selected for herb-rich meadows and avoided lichen rich heathlands. There was generally stronger selection for vegetation types with dense field layer and for rich bogs and avoidance of vegetation types with sparse field layer cover and for lowland forest. Further, willow ptarmigan selected for areas around the timberline and for intermediate slopes. Mapping of the RSF showed that 60% of Norway is in the lowest ranked RSF bin and only 2% in the highest ranked RSF bin. Conclusions Willow ptarmigan selected for vegetation types with dense field layer and bogs at intermediate slopes around the timberline. Selection coincides with previous habitat selection studies on willow ptarmigan. This is the first attempt to assess and quantify habitat selection for willow ptarmigan at a large scale ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway BMC Ecology 18 1 |
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Abstract Background Habitat models provide information about which habitat management should target to avoid species extinctions or range contractions. The willow ptarmigan inhabits alpine- and arctic tundra habitats in the northern hemisphere and is listed as near threatened (NT) in the Norwegian red list due to declining population size. Habitat alteration is one of several factors affecting willow ptarmigan populations, but there is a lack of studies quantifying and describing habitat selection in willow ptarmigan. We used data from an extensive line transect survey program from 2014 to 2017 to develop resource selection functions (RSF) for willow ptarmigan in Norway. The selection coefficients for the RSF were estimated using a mixed-effects logistic regression model fitted with random intercepts for each area. We predicted relative probability of selection across Norway and quantile-binned the predictions in 10 RSF bins ranging from low-(1) to high-(10) relative probability of selection. Results Random cross-validation suggest that our models were highly predictive, but validation based spatial blocking revealed that the predictability was better in southern parts of Norway compared to the northernmost region. Willow ptarmigan selected for herb-rich meadows and avoided lichen rich heathlands. There was generally stronger selection for vegetation types with dense field layer and for rich bogs and avoidance of vegetation types with sparse field layer cover and for lowland forest. Further, willow ptarmigan selected for areas around the timberline and for intermediate slopes. Mapping of the RSF showed that 60% of Norway is in the lowest ranked RSF bin and only 2% in the highest ranked RSF bin. Conclusions Willow ptarmigan selected for vegetation types with dense field layer and bogs at intermediate slopes around the timberline. Selection coincides with previous habitat selection studies on willow ptarmigan. This is the first attempt to assess and quantify habitat selection for willow ptarmigan at a large scale ... |
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Mikkel Andreas Jørnsøn Kvasnes Hans Christian Pedersen Erlend Birkeland Nilsen |
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Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway |
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Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway |
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Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway |
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Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway |
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Quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in Norway |
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quantifying suitable late summer brood habitats for willow ptarmigan in norway |
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BMC Ecology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018) |
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