Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula
The response of breeding Lapland longspurs to burned sedge tussock-shrub tundra was studied in 1978 on the Seward Peninsula in an area burned by lightning-ignited fires during 1977. In late May and mid-June 1978, plant standing crop in burned tundra was <5% of standing crop in unburned tundra. La...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65591 2023-05-15T14:19:17+02:00 Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula Wright, John M. 1981-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65591 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65591/49505 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65591 ARCTIC; Vol. 34 No. 4 (1981): December: 281–388; 366-369 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal population Animal reproduction Bird nesting Birds Fire ecology Lapland Longspurs Passeriformes Tundra ecology Lightning Seward Peninsula Alaska info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1981 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:40Z The response of breeding Lapland longspurs to burned sedge tussock-shrub tundra was studied in 1978 on the Seward Peninsula in an area burned by lightning-ignited fires during 1977. In late May and mid-June 1978, plant standing crop in burned tundra was <5% of standing crop in unburned tundra. Lapland longspurs were less abundant in burned than unburned tundra. An average of 1.4 longspurs/h were recorded in burned tundra, whereas 4.6 longspurs/h were seen in unburned tundra. One longspur nest was found in 5 ha of burned tundra; three were found in 5 ha of unburned tundra. Nest locations in burned and unburned tundra were similar though nests in burned tundra generally had less protective cover. Several factors may be involved in the reduced abundance of Lapland longspurs in burned tundra.Key words: Lapland longspur, burned tundra, Alaska, abundance, nest sites Mots clés: bruant lapon, toundra incendiée, Alaska, abondance, emplacement de nids Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Seward Peninsula toundra Tundra Alaska Lapland lapon University of Calgary Journal Hosting ARCTIC 34 4 |
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Animal population Animal reproduction Bird nesting Birds Fire ecology Lapland Longspurs Passeriformes Tundra ecology Lightning Seward Peninsula Alaska Wright, John M. Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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The response of breeding Lapland longspurs to burned sedge tussock-shrub tundra was studied in 1978 on the Seward Peninsula in an area burned by lightning-ignited fires during 1977. In late May and mid-June 1978, plant standing crop in burned tundra was <5% of standing crop in unburned tundra. Lapland longspurs were less abundant in burned than unburned tundra. An average of 1.4 longspurs/h were recorded in burned tundra, whereas 4.6 longspurs/h were seen in unburned tundra. One longspur nest was found in 5 ha of burned tundra; three were found in 5 ha of unburned tundra. Nest locations in burned and unburned tundra were similar though nests in burned tundra generally had less protective cover. Several factors may be involved in the reduced abundance of Lapland longspurs in burned tundra.Key words: Lapland longspur, burned tundra, Alaska, abundance, nest sites Mots clés: bruant lapon, toundra incendiée, Alaska, abondance, emplacement de nids |
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Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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Response of Nesting Lapland Longspurs (Calcarius lapponicus) to Burned Tundra on the Seward Peninsula |
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response of nesting lapland longspurs (calcarius lapponicus) to burned tundra on the seward peninsula |
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Arctic Seward Peninsula toundra Tundra Alaska Lapland lapon |
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ARCTIC; Vol. 34 No. 4 (1981): December: 281–388; 366-369 1923-1245 0004-0843 |
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