2015
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.873
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Impact of experimental habitat manipulation on northern bobwhite survival

Abstract: Habitat management for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) should affect vital rates, but direct linkages with survival are not well documented; therefore, we implemented an experiment to evaluate those responses. We conducted our experiment on a reclaimed surface mine, a novel landscape where conditions were considered sub-optimal because of the dominance of non-native vegetation, such as sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata), which has been reported to provide marginal habitat for northern bobwhite and m… Show more

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“…Although experimental variables did not directly influence nest survival, disking and herbicide application are effective in reducing sericea lespedeza and increasing the coverage of plants important as bobwhite summer food (Brooke et al ). Additionally, these areas were selected by adult bobwhite (Brooke et al ) and brood‐rearing bobwhite during the breeding season and breeding season survival was greater on treatment units compared to control units (Peters et al ). This may explain why >60% of nests were on treatment units compared to control units, despite control units being 108 ha larger than treatment units.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Although experimental variables did not directly influence nest survival, disking and herbicide application are effective in reducing sericea lespedeza and increasing the coverage of plants important as bobwhite summer food (Brooke et al ). Additionally, these areas were selected by adult bobwhite (Brooke et al ) and brood‐rearing bobwhite during the breeding season and breeding season survival was greater on treatment units compared to control units (Peters et al ). This may explain why >60% of nests were on treatment units compared to control units, despite control units being 108 ha larger than treatment units.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Furthermore, proximity‐to variables are more robust compared with indicator variables allowing patch size and shape to influence selection (Conner et al ). We also calculated the core area of all 4 major vegetation types (using a 30‐m edge effect; Peters et al ) around each nest location.…”
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“…Peters et al . () highlight that the bobwhite quail has low summer survival in areas dominated by L. cuneata .…”
Section: Impactmentioning
confidence: 87%