Winter Habitat Selection and Foraging Behaviour in Sympatric Corvids

1984 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard K. Waite
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Winter Habitat

scholarly journals The Winter Habitat Selection of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Based on a Multi-Scale Model

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2454
Author(s):  
Yue Sun ◽  
Yanze Yu ◽  
Jinhao Guo ◽  
Minghai Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Winter Habitat ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Optimal Scale ◽  
Scale Models ◽  
Selection Of

Single-scale frameworks are often used to analyze the habitat selections of species. Research on habitat selection can be significantly improved using multi-scale models that enable greater in-depth analyses of the scale dependence between species and specific environmental factors. In this study, the winter habitat selection of red deer in the Gogostaihanwula Nature Reserve, Inner Mongolia, was studied using a multi-scale model. Each selected covariate was included in multi-scale models at their “characteristic scale”, and we used an all subsets approach and model selection framework to assess habitat selection. The results showed that: (1) Univariate logistic regression analysis showed that the response scale of red deer to environmental factors was different among different covariate. The optimal scale of the single covariate was 800–3200 m, slope (SLP), altitude (ELE), and ratio of deciduous broad-leaved forests were 800 m in large scale, except that the farmland ratio was 200 m in fine scale. The optimal scale of road density and grassland ratio is both 1600 m, and the optimal scale of net forest production capacity is 3200 m; (2) distance to forest edges, distance to cement roads, distance to villages, altitude, distance to all road, and slope of the region were the most important factors affecting winter habitat selection. The outcomes of this study indicate that future studies on the effectiveness of habitat selections will benefit from multi-scale models. In addition to increasing interpretive and predictive capabilities, multi-scale habitat selection models enhance our understanding of how species respond to their environments and contribute to the formulation of effective conservation and management strategies for ungulata.

Influence of Well Pad Activity on Winter Habitat Selection Patterns of Mule Deer

2009 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 1052-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hall Sawyer ◽  
Matthew J. Kauffman ◽  
Ryan M. Nielson
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Mule Deer ◽  
Winter Habitat

Evaluating trade-offs between forage, biting flies, and footing on habitat selection by wood bison (Bison bison athabascae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 254-261
Author(s):  
R.J. Belanger ◽  
M.A. Edwards ◽  
L.N. Carbyn ◽  
S.E. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Predation Risk ◽  
Bison Bison ◽  
Winter Habitat ◽  
Forage Availability ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Wood Bison ◽  
Insect Harassment ◽  
Biting Fly

Habitat selection is a behavioural process that ultimately affects animal fitness. Forage availability and predation risk are often studied in the context of habitat selection for large ungulates, while other biological and environmental factors such as insect harassment and footing are less studied. Here we examine trade-offs in summer habitat selection between forage availability for wood bison (Bison bison athabascae Rhoads, 1898) with that of biting-fly harassment and soil firmness, which affects activity budgets and predation risk, respectively, and contrast this to winter when flies are absent and soils frozen. Using path analysis, we demonstrate that graminoid availability was not related to habitat selection in summer, but was positively related to habitat selection in winter. Habitat selection in summer was negatively related to biting-fly abundance and positively related to firmer footing. Our results suggest that bison observe trade-offs in summer between maximizing forage intake and minimizing harassment from that of biting flies, while avoiding areas of soft substrates that affect locomotion and vulnerability to predators. In contrast, during the winter, bison focus on areas with greater graminoid availability. Although forage is a key aspect of habitat selection, our results illustrate the importance of considering direct and indirect effects of multiple biological and environmental factors related to ungulate habitat selection.

Winter Habitat Selection by North Temperate Cave Bats

1987 ◽  
Vol 118 (1) ◽  
pp. 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Raesly ◽  
J. Edward Gates
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Winter Habitat

Some Observations On Foraging Behaviour In The Southern Ningaui, Ningaui Yvonneae

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Bos Darren
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Foraging Behaviour ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Semi Arid

THE southern ningaui (Ningaui yvonneae) is a small dasyurid inhabiting semi-arid regions of southern Australia. It is a nocturnal predator, feeding mainly on small invertebrates (Woolnough and Carthew 1996; Fisher and Dickman 1993). During a larger research project examining population dynamics. habitat selection and diet, I observed and documented aspects of the foraging behaviour of N. yvonneae. These observations, which are difficult to quantify, provide insight into the ecology of this poorly studied species.

scholarly journals Winter habitat selection by Marsh TitsPoecile palustrisin a British woodland

Bird Study ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard K. Broughton ◽  
Paul E. Bellamy ◽  
Ross A. Hill ◽  
Shelley A. Hinsley
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Selection ◽  
Winter Habitat
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document