Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic
Detecting and planning for ecosystem changes from climate and land-use alteration is limited by uncertainty about the current distribution of many species. This is exacerbated in remote areas like the Arctic, where the impacts of climate change are the strongest and where industrial exploration and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:85ff0a4ffb3b470ba88bc6e404fcf0fc 2023-05-15T14:23:36+02:00 Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic Kristen Peck Alastair Franke Nicolas Lecomte Joël Bêty 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0048 https://doaj.org/article/85ff0a4ffb3b470ba88bc6e404fcf0fc EN FR eng fre Canadian Science Publishing https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0048 https://doaj.org/toc/2368-7460 doi:10.1139/as-2017-0048 2368-7460 https://doaj.org/article/85ff0a4ffb3b470ba88bc6e404fcf0fc Arctic Science, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 499-512 (2018) peregrine falcon habitat selection resource selection function species distribution model falco peregrinus tundrius/anatum Environmental sciences GE1-350 Environmental engineering TA170-171 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2017-0048 2022-12-31T07:57:41Z Detecting and planning for ecosystem changes from climate and land-use alteration is limited by uncertainty about the current distribution of many species. This is exacerbated in remote areas like the Arctic, where the impacts of climate change are the strongest and where industrial exploration and development are expanding. Using remotely-sensed environmental information and known nest sites, we estimated the breeding distribution and habitat selection of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) throughout most of Nunavut, a massive northern Canadian territory (>1.8 M km2) encompassing ∼15% of the world’s tundra biome. Our results show that peregrine falcons selected features of prior known importance such as rugged topography, but also sites with higher than average summer temperatures, more productive land classes, lower mean elevations, and lower mean summer precipitation. Our model identifies several areas of high relative probability of peregrine occurrence, some of which were unrecognized to date. Some of these areas may be targets for future industrial developments and are located in an area where some of the fastest climate changes are expected. Our model will allow managers to identify the areas that could be the most critical for monitoring in the context of future development and climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Falco peregrinus Nunavut peregrine falcon Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nunavut Arctic Science 4 4 499 512 |
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Detecting and planning for ecosystem changes from climate and land-use alteration is limited by uncertainty about the current distribution of many species. This is exacerbated in remote areas like the Arctic, where the impacts of climate change are the strongest and where industrial exploration and development are expanding. Using remotely-sensed environmental information and known nest sites, we estimated the breeding distribution and habitat selection of the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) throughout most of Nunavut, a massive northern Canadian territory (>1.8 M km2) encompassing ∼15% of the world’s tundra biome. Our results show that peregrine falcons selected features of prior known importance such as rugged topography, but also sites with higher than average summer temperatures, more productive land classes, lower mean elevations, and lower mean summer precipitation. Our model identifies several areas of high relative probability of peregrine occurrence, some of which were unrecognized to date. Some of these areas may be targets for future industrial developments and are located in an area where some of the fastest climate changes are expected. Our model will allow managers to identify the areas that could be the most critical for monitoring in the context of future development and climate change. |
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Kristen Peck Alastair Franke Nicolas Lecomte Joël Bêty |
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Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic |
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Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic |
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Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic |
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Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic |
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Nesting habitat selection and distribution of an avian top predator in the Canadian Arctic |
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