1998
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050597
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Habitat deterioration and efficiency of antipredator strategy in a meadow-breeding wader, Temminck's stint ( Calidris temminckii )

Abstract: Many populations of waders breeding on open shores and shores with short vegetation especially on the Baltic coasts have recently become endangered. The declines have taken place simultaneously with human-induced loss and deterioration of habitats due to eutrophication and overgrowth. To investigate mechanisms by which habitat changes could affect breeding success and ultimately population dynamics, we studied an endangered coastal population of Temminck's stint. We hypothesized that the rate of nest predation… Show more

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“…Nest survival was not related to characteristics of the particular nest-site. In agreement with other studies of waders (Colwell 1992, Koivula & Rönkä 1998, Whittingham et al 2002, nest concealment, estimated as grass height, did not affect nest survival. The results also suggest that the survival rate was not influenced by distance to the nearest feature that might act as a lookout for avian predators, or by the width of the meadow.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Nest survival was not related to characteristics of the particular nest-site. In agreement with other studies of waders (Colwell 1992, Koivula & Rönkä 1998, Whittingham et al 2002, nest concealment, estimated as grass height, did not affect nest survival. The results also suggest that the survival rate was not influenced by distance to the nearest feature that might act as a lookout for avian predators, or by the width of the meadow.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Thus, the degradation of wet grasslands has contributed to a sharp decline in waders throughout Europe over the past three to four decades [48,[51][52][53][54]. In particular, several studies show that wader decline is most commonly linked to a decrease in vegetation quantity and quality [52,53,55], and predation [42,[56][57][58][59][60]. Ottvall et al [24] highlight the intrusion of shrubs and trees on wet grasslands as a key factor for the decline of waders.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ottvall et al [24] highlight the intrusion of shrubs and trees on wet grasslands as a key factor for the decline of waders. Koivula [60] showed that the loss of open habitat through tree encroachment impacts wader defense strategies by limiting early predator detection. In a review of wader population trends in south Sweden, Ottvall and Smith [24] found that wader breeding density had declined in parallel with intensified agriculture and local changes in grazing management.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucurus , for example, chooses densely covered sites for nesting, which reduces the risk of incubating females being detected by predators; however, such sites are also risky because there are fewer escape routes (Wiebe & Martin 1998). Therefore, there are complex fitness trade-offs involved in nest site selection (Götmark et al 1995, Koivula & Rönkä 1998, Wiebe & Martin 1998, Amat & Masero 2004. Nest site selection studies provide essential information in terms of species conservation because nesting success directly affects fitness (Caughley 1994, Jones 2001.…”
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