The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms
Clutches of ground-nesting farmland birds are often destroyed by farming operations, resulting in insufficient reproductive success and subsequently declining populations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether volunteer nest protection can enhance nest success of ground-nesting birds. The...
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ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/381596 2024-02-04T10:05:09+01:00 The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms Kragten, S. Nagel, J.C. de Snoo, G.R. 2008 application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-effectiveness-of-volunteer-nest-protection-on-the-nest-succes https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00842.x en eng https://edepot.wur.nl/10404 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-effectiveness-of-volunteer-nest-protection-on-the-nest-succes doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00842.x info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Wageningen University & Research Ibis 150 (2008) 4 ISSN: 0019-1019 agricultural intensification britain england farmland birds food grasslands hatching success survival wales info:eu-repo/semantics/article Article/Letter to editor info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2008 ftunivwagenin https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00842.x 2024-01-10T23:24:18Z Clutches of ground-nesting farmland birds are often destroyed by farming operations, resulting in insufficient reproductive success and subsequently declining populations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether volunteer nest protection can enhance nest success of ground-nesting birds. The study compared nest success of protected and unprotected Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nests over 2 years on arable farms in the Netherlands. Because of different crop management, nest success of ground-breeding birds might differ between organic and conventional arable farms. The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection was therefore investigated on both farm types. Although nest protection significantly reduced nest loss due to farming operations, there were no significant differences in total clutch survival of protected and unprotected nests. However, sample sizes of unprotected nests, and protected nests on organic farms, were relatively small, which may have reduced statistical power. There were indications that protected nests were predated or deserted more often. We recommend exploring different ways to improve the effectiveness of volunteer nest protection through a further reduction of nest loss due to farming operations and predation Article in Journal/Newspaper Vanellus vanellus Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library Ibis 150 4 667 673 |
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Clutches of ground-nesting farmland birds are often destroyed by farming operations, resulting in insufficient reproductive success and subsequently declining populations. The aim of this study was to investigate whether volunteer nest protection can enhance nest success of ground-nesting birds. The study compared nest success of protected and unprotected Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nests over 2 years on arable farms in the Netherlands. Because of different crop management, nest success of ground-breeding birds might differ between organic and conventional arable farms. The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection was therefore investigated on both farm types. Although nest protection significantly reduced nest loss due to farming operations, there were no significant differences in total clutch survival of protected and unprotected nests. However, sample sizes of unprotected nests, and protected nests on organic farms, were relatively small, which may have reduced statistical power. There were indications that protected nests were predated or deserted more often. We recommend exploring different ways to improve the effectiveness of volunteer nest protection through a further reduction of nest loss due to farming operations and predation |
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The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms |
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The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms |
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The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms |
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The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms |
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The effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on Dutch arable farms |
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effectiveness of volunteer nest protection on the nest success of northern lapwings vanellus vanellus on dutch arable farms |
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https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/the-effectiveness-of-volunteer-nest-protection-on-the-nest-succes https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00842.x |
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