Habitat and Landscape Suitability as Indicators of Bird Abundance in Created and Restored Wetlands
Joint Authors
Mager III, John N.
Mora, Jordan W.
Spieles, Douglas J.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-09-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
We used aerial photography, field measurements, and bird surveys to evaluate 7 Ohio mitigation wetlands for their capacity to support avian guilds at both local and landscape scales.
At the local scale, we assessed each wetland with habitat suitability indices (HSI) for eight wetland-dependent bird species as indicators for four guilds: wading, diving, dabbling, and emergent dependent.
We characterized landscapes within 2.5 km of each wetland by measuring the buffer width, road density, connectedness, and anthropogenic land development.
The changes in landscape variables over time were determined by comparison of aerial photos taken near the time of wetland construction and near the time of this study.
Bird abundance data were poorly correlated with HSI scores but were well described with logistic models of buffer width, wetland area, and road density.
Our results suggest that landscape variables are better predictors of bird abundance than HSI scores for these guilds in these wetlands.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mora, Jordan W.& Mager III, John N.& Spieles, Douglas J.. 2011. Habitat and Landscape Suitability as Indicators of Bird Abundance in Created and Restored Wetlands. ISRN Ecology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mora, Jordan W.…[et al.]. Habitat and Landscape Suitability as Indicators of Bird Abundance in Created and Restored Wetlands. ISRN Ecology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mora, Jordan W.& Mager III, John N.& Spieles, Douglas J.. Habitat and Landscape Suitability as Indicators of Bird Abundance in Created and Restored Wetlands. ISRN Ecology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461447
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461447