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Erschienen in: Population Ecology 4/2014

01.10.2014 | Original article

Little tern breeding success in artificial and natural habitats: modelling population growth under uncertain vital rates

verfasst von: Veli-Matti Pakanen, Harri Hongell, Sami Aikio, Kari Koivula

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Abstract

As a consequence of habitat loss, breeding in man-made habitats has become increasingly common for many coastal breeding bird species. While artificial sites provide valuable substitutes, they may also be more attractive, and importantly, differ in quality from natural sites. Therefore, information on habitat specific breeding success and their potential for supporting stable populations are needed. We compared little tern (Sternula albifrons) breeding success (nest and hatching success) between natural habitat (sandy beaches) and artificial port habitat at Bothnian Bay, Finland from 2006 to 2011. We further reviewed published estimates on pre-fledging and adult survival for little terns and least terns (Sternula antillarum), and used these ranges to estimate plausible parameter spaces for population growth rates given our estimates of breeding success. Nest success was among the highest reported for little terns in the artificial habitat (82 %) while being lower in the natural habitat (58 %). This difference may have resulted from differences in colony sizes and levels of disturbance. Hatching success did not differ significantly, but the percentage of successful nests containing unhatched eggs was twice as high in the natural habitat. The parameter spaces for population growth rates indicated that the artificial habitat has good potential to sustain stable populations (66 % positive growth rate) while for the natural habitat this potential was lower (37 % positive growth rate). While our results suggest that artificial habitats can be very productive breeding sites for habitat deprived tern populations, management should concentrate on improving both habitats with emphasis on natural sites.

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Metadaten
Titel
Little tern breeding success in artificial and natural habitats: modelling population growth under uncertain vital rates
verfasst von
Veli-Matti Pakanen
Harri Hongell
Sami Aikio
Kari Koivula
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2014
Verlag
Springer Japan
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Population Ecology / Ausgabe 4/2014
Print ISSN: 1438-3896
Elektronische ISSN: 1438-390X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10144-014-0446-1

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