Prehibernation Habitat Use and Foraging Activity by Endangered Ozark Big-Eared Bats (Plecotus townsendii ingens)

1996 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Traci A. Wethington ◽  
David M. Leslie ◽  
Mark S. Gregory ◽  
M. Keith Wethington
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Foraging Activity

Differences in foraging behaviour of sympatric coots with different conservation status

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Varo ◽  
Juan A. Amat
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Habitat Quality ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
South West ◽  
Fulica Atra ◽  
Key Factor

Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata, was formerly distributed across several countries in the south-west Palaearctic. Remnant populations are now located in Morocco and Spain. In the latter, the red-knobbed coot is considered critically endangered, and its decline is attributed to changes in agricultural practices in the basins of wetlands, which have affected the quality and quantity of food. However, red-knobbed coot is currently more abundant in Morocco. Foraging behaviour reveals information about an animal’s perception of the place that it currently occupies. Thus, we hypothesised that if habitat quality is lower in Spain than in Morocco, this should be expressed in the foraging activity of coots, which should be greater in Spain to compensate for the lower food availability. Our results supported this prediction: red-knobbed coots spent more time foraging in Spain than in Morocco. Furthermore, we compared the foraging behaviour of red-knobbed and common coots, Fulica atra, in southern Spain, where common coot does not face conservation problems, and found that red-knobbed coots spent more time foraging than common coots to meet daily energetic needs. Overall, our results suggested that constraints of food quality and quantity on habitat use were more severe for red-knobbed coots than for common coots, and that this may be a key factor for the conservation of red-knobbed coot in Spain. Managers should try to facilitate longer hydroperiods in wetlands, which would ensure higher quality food during longer periods for coots.

scholarly journals Woodpecker foraging activity in oak-dominated hill forests in Hungary

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-97
Author(s):  
Mariann Komlós ◽  
Zoltán Botta-Dukát ◽  
Dániel Winkler ◽  
Réka Aszalós ◽  
Gábor Ónodi
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Management Study ◽  
Species Preference ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Tree Characteristics

Abstract We documented the foraging activities of woodpeckers on selected trees in an established conservation-oriented management study in five oak-dominated forests in Hungary. We examined the tree species preference of woodpeckers as a group and the impact of specific tree characteristics on the habitat use of woodpeckers. We estimated the percentage of visible foraging signs on the trunks and upper limbs of selected trees through the winter and early spring of 2019–2020. Based on the Jacobs’ index, woodpeckers preferred oak species for foraging and most foraging signs were on limbs rather than trunks. Foraging signs on trunks were more frequent on those of larger diameters and greater heights. It was also found that the lower the tree, the greater the effect of its diameter on the occurrence of signs.

Habitat use by foraging insectivorous bats

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Furlonger ◽  
H. J. Dewar ◽  
M. B. Fenton
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Insectivorous Bats ◽  
Widespread Species ◽  
Lasiurus Borealis ◽  
Lasiurus Cinereus ◽  
Echolocation Calls ◽  
Study Sites

We monitored echolocation calls to measure the activity of insectivorous bats at study sites in southwestern Ontario during the summer of 1985, relying on feeding buzzes to identify foraging activity. Eptesicus fuscus was the most common and widespread species in the area, while Lasiurus cinereus and Lasiurus borealis were widespread. Species in the genus Myotis were more restricted in their distribution, being more common in an area with potential hibernacula. None of the species foraged exclusively in one habitat and all species exploited concentrations of insects around lights. Only E. fuscus made significant use of lights as foraging sites in urban areas while in town and rural areas all of the species foraged around lights.

The Effect of Southwestern Atlantic Burrowing Crabs on Habitat Use and Foraging Activity of Migratory Shorebirds

Estuaries ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florencia Botto ◽  
Gabriela Palomo ◽  
Oscar Iribarne ◽  
Mariano M. Martinez
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Southwestern Atlantic ◽  
Migratory Shorebirds

Population organisation in reef sharks: new variations in coastal habitat use by mobile marine predators

2016 ◽  
Vol 544 ◽  
pp. 197-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Chin ◽  
MR Heupel ◽  
CA Simpfendorfer ◽  
AJ Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Coastal Habitat ◽  
Marine Predators ◽  
Reef Sharks

Habitat use of toothed whales in a marine protected area based on point process models

2019 ◽  
Vol 609 ◽  
pp. 239-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
TL Silva ◽  
G Fay ◽  
TA Mooney ◽  
J Robbins ◽  
MT Weinrich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Point Process ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Marine Protected Area ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Point Process Models

Modeling cetacean habitat use in an urban coastal area in southeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 642 ◽  
pp. 227-240
Author(s):  
L Lodi ◽  
R Tardin ◽  
G Maricato
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Linear Models ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Humpback Whales ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
Cetacean Species ◽  
Few Data

Most studies of cetacean habitat use do not consider the influence of anthropogenic activities. We investigated the influence of environmental and anthropogenic variables on habitat use by humpback Megaptera novaeangliae and Bryde’s whales Balaenoptera brydei off the coast of the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. Although there are 2 marine protected areas (MPAs) in this area, few data are available on cetacean habitat use or on the overlap of different cetacean species within these MPAs. Our aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of the MPAs and propose a buffer zone to better protect the biodiversity of the study area. We conducted systematic surveys and developed spatial eigenvector generalized linear models to characterize habitat use by the species in the study area. Habitat use by humpback whales was influenced only by depth, whereas for Bryde’s whales there was the additional influence of anthropogenic variables. For Bryde’s whales, which use the area for feeding, sea surface temperature and the distance to anchorages had a major influence on habitat use. We also showed that neither of the MPAs in the study area adequately protects the hotspots of either whale species. Most of the humpback whale grid cells with high sighting predictions were located within 2 km of the MPAs, while areas of high sighting prediction of Bryde’s whales were located up to 5 km from the MPAs, closer to beaches. Our findings provide important insights for the delimitation of protected areas and zoning of the MPAs.

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