The Ontario Wetland Evaluation System: Replicability and Bird Habitat Selection

Glooschenko, V.; Archbold, John H. G.; Herman, Dennis W.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-9807-7_14

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“…Although it made sense to us, using avian resource-based guilds to develop habitat models and to evaluate the impacts of human settlement on waterbirds has not yet been tested fully in Ontario's wetlands or, indeed, in other wetlands in North America. We believe that the delineation of waterbirds into guilds based on foraging strategy provides a useful and relatively simple way to assess and monitor human-caused impacts on wetland species (see Glooschenko et al 1988).…”

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“…The bird species richness data were grouped into common resourcebased avian guilds that inhabit wetlands in Ontario: dabbling ducks, divers, waders, and gulls and terns (Glooschenko et al 1988). Passerines and raptors (shown on Table 1) were also recorded, but species in these guilds were not observed on ≥5 visits and so were not included in the statistical analyses.…”

Section: Waterbird Surveysmentioning

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Developing habitat models for waterbirds in urban wetlands: a log-linear approach

2007

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Up to 95% of wetlands in southwestern Ontario, Canada, have been drained and converted to other land uses since the mid-1800s. Remaining wetlands now exist within a mosaic of urban and agriculture land cover and may resemble "islands" from the point of view of species that need this habitat. We investigated the relationships between waterbirds and wetland size, isolation, and adjacent forest cover and roads in 19 wetlands within and adjacent to London, Ontario. Waterbirds were grouped into resource-based guilds: Dabblers, Divers, Waders, and Gulls and Terns (because of small samples, the Passerine and Raptor guilds were dropped from the statistical analyses). Because of the high degree of multicollinearity between variables, we used log-linear analysis to develop models that explained variations in species richness in the waterbird guilds. The log-linear technique provided quantification of environmental effects in a richer way than previous research as the interplay between biophysical factors found in reality are partially captured by the inclusion of interaction in the habitat models. All of the models incorporated the biophysical variables of wetland size and adjacent wetland area, forest cover, and roads. Waterbirds in these urban and near-urban landscapes appear to be using all wetlands available to them, no matter how small or how disjunct the wetland. This has implications for wetland evaluations that may not rate wetlands in human-dominated landscapes highly enough to be protected from development.

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Developing habitat models for waterbirds in urban wetlands: a log-linear approach

2007

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“…For over 20 years, wildlife biologists have proposed using avian assemblages as indicators of the impact of habitat disturbances and reclamation of damaged ecosystems (Bradfore et al 1998;Bryce et al 2002;Croonquist and Brooks, 1991;Glooschenko et al 1988;Severinghaus, 1981;Szaro, 1986). For example, Lugwig et al (1999) reported 34 avian species using lands reclaimed with native prairie species compared with 27 and 29 species using lands reclaimed with cool seasons grasses and legumes and a Eurasian meadow dominated by meadow fescue (Festuca elatior), respectively.…”

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Impact of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act on Species of Special Concern in Pennsylvania

Brenner¹

2007

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Abstract:Since the enactment of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) thousands of grassland habitats have been created in eastern North America. In western Pennsylvania over 50 species of birds including, eleven species that are either listed as threatened, endangered or as special concern, have been observed using grasslands and wetlands on reclaimed mines. In addition to these bird species, the endangered Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) has been observed foraging on grasslands on two mine sites in western Pennsylvania. Although the development of wildlife habitats can be incorporated into the reclamation of mine lands, the specific habitats for threatened and endangered species are generally not a defined objective of the reclamation of mine lands. Because threatened and endangered species nest and forage on grasslands and wetlands on mine lands, they should be given consideration during the reclamation of mine lands.

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“…For over two decades investigators have proposed using avian assemblages as indicators of the impact of habitat disturbances and reclamation of damaged ecosystems (Bradford et al1991 Bryce et al, 2002;Croonquist and Brooks, 1991;Glooschenko et al 1988;Severinghaus, 1981;Szaro, 1986). In the Forest Preserve District of Dupage County, Illinois, Ludwig et al (1999) compared the composition of avian communities on lands reclaimed as native prairie planted with big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), little bluestem (Andropogon scoparius), wild rye (Emymus canadensis), switchgrass (Pa-nicum and indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) with a forb/grass habitat, comprised of timothy (Phleum pretense), ladino clover (Trifolium hybridum) and perennial rye (Lodium pernne) and a Eurasina meadow dominated by meadow fescue (Festuca elatior).…”

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Use of Grassland Avian Communities to Monitor Reclamation Success on Surface Mine Lands

Rummel¹,

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2003

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Grassland songbird communities have been on a steady decline for many years throughout their range. Recently, however, it has been discovered that several species of grassland birds are nesting on reclaimed surface mines. The use of surface mines by these species have been shown to be correlated with the size of the grassland, along with habitat characteristics and the dispersal of these habitats upon the landscape. The current paper provides a mechanism to use the structure and composition of avian communities to assess the initial and long term sustainability grassland habitats on reclaimed mined lands. The use of feeding guilds and biotic indices along with species composition and bird density provide a means to rapidly assess the sustainability of these systems. The authors provide several suggestions to enhance the number and diversity of bird species along with other wildlife using grasslands on reclaimed surface mines.

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The Ontario Wetland Evaluation System: Replicability and Bird Habitat Selection

Cited by 5 publications

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Developing habitat models for waterbirds in urban wetlands: a log-linear approach

Developing habitat models for waterbirds in urban wetlands: a log-linear approach

Impact of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act on Species of Special Concern in Pennsylvania

Use of Grassland Avian Communities to Monitor Reclamation Success on Surface Mine Lands

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