Populations in stable and variable habitats : Green and common sandpiper in a beaver-influenced landscape

• Published in: Global Ecology and Conservation
• Main Authors: Nummi, Petri, Arzel, Celine, Sauramo, Virva
• Other Authors: Department of Forest Sciences, Wetland Ecology Group, Forest Ecology and Management
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Co 2021
• Subjects: Actitis hypoleucos; Castor canadensis; Tringa ochropus; Facilitation; Flood; Population stability; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEER; CASTOR-CANADENSIS; TRINGA-OCHROPUS; SITE FIDELITY; LONG-TERM; WETLANDS; DUCKS; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSITY; PATCH; 1181 Ecology; evolutionary biology; Boreal Lake; Common Sandpiper
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10138/334344

Stability of breeding habitat use and population variability was studied in two common wader species: green sandpiper Tringa ochropus and common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos in a boreal lake area in southern Finland. The main natural driver of habitat disturbance in the area is an ecosystem engineer...