The impact of grazing animals on nesting success of grassland passerines in farmland and natural habitats: A field experiment

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-178

  Pavel, Václav ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Artificial nests; Grazing; Nesting success; Passerines; Trampling

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; PASTURE; TRAMPLING;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; JESENIKY MOUNTAINS;

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; ANIMALIA; ANTHUS; ANTHUS SPINOLETTA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 3843152564     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. AEBISCHER N. J. 1999: Multi-way comparisons and generalized linear models of nest success: extensions of the Mayfield method. Bird Study 46: 22-31.
2. AMMON E. M. & STACEY P. B. 1997: Avian nest success in relation to past grazing regimes in a montane riparian system. Condor 99: 7-13.
3. BAREISS L. J., SCHULZ P. & GUTHERY F. S. 1986: Effects of short-duration and continuous grazing on bobwhite and wild turkey nests. J. Range Manage. 39: 259-260.
4. BEINTEMA A. J. & MUSKENS G. M. 1987: Nesting success of birds breeding in Dutch agricultural grasslands. J. Appl. Ecol. 24: 743-758.
5. BRADBURY R. B., KYRKOS A., MORRIS A. J., CLARK S. C., PERKINS A. J. & WILSON J. D. 2000: Habitat associations and breeding success of yellowhammers on lowland farmland. J. Appl. Ecol. 37: 789-805.
6. BULER J. J. & HAMILTON R.B. 2000: Predation of natural and artificial nests in a southern pine forest. Auk 117: 739-747.
7. DVISON W. B. & BOLLINGER E. 2000: Predation rates on real and artificial nests of grassland birds. Auk 117: 147-153.
8. FULLER R. J. 2001: Responses of woodland birds to increasing numbers of deer: a review of evidence and mechanisms. Forestry 74: 289-298.
9. FULLER R. J. & GOUGH S. 1999: A major review of sheep grazing impact. Biol. Conserv. 91: 73-89.
10. HALUPKA K. 1994: Incubation feeding in Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis affect female time budget. J. Avian Biol. 25: 251-253.
11. HART J. D., MILSOM T. P., BAXTER A., KELLY P F. & PARKIN W. K. 2002: The impact of livestock on Lapwing Vanellus vanellus breeding densities and performance on coastal grazing marsh. Bird Study 49: 67-78.
12. HENSLER G. L. 1985: Estimation and comparison of functions of daily nest survival probabilities using the Mayfield method. In: Morgan B. J. T. & North P. M. (eds), Statistics in ornithology. Springer-Verlag, New York: 289-301.
13. HÖTKER H. & STUDFELDT C. 1982: Untersuchungen zur Nistplatzwahl einer nordwestdeutschen Population des Wiesenpiepers (Anthus pratensis). Vogelwelt 103: 178-187.
14. JENSEN H. P., ROLLINS D. & GILLEN R. L. 1990: Effect of cattle stock density on trampling loss of simulated ground nests. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 18: 71-74.
15. KOERTH B. H., WEBB W. M., BRYANT F. C. & GUTHERY F. S. 1983: Cattle trampling of simulated ground nests under short duration and continuous grazing. J. Range Manage. 36: 385-386.
16. LAPOINTE S., GIROUX J. F., BELANGER L. & FILION B. 2000: Benefits of rotational grazing and dense nesting cover for island-nesting waterfowl in southern Quebec. Agr. Eco. Env. 78: 261-272.
17. MAJOR R. E. & KENDAL C. E. 1996: The contribution of artificial nest experiments to understanding avian reproductive success: a review of methods and conclusions. Ibis 138: 298-307.
18. MANOLIS J. C., ANDERSEN D. E. & CUTHBERT F. J. 2000: Uncertain nest fates in songbird studies and variation in Mayfield estimation. Auk 117: 615-626.
19. PAINE L., UNDERSANDER D. J., SAMPLE D. W., BARTELT G. A. & SCHATTEMAN T. A. 1996: Cattle trampling of simulated ground nests in rotationally grazed pastures. J. Range Manage. 49: 294-300.
20. PAINE L., UNDERSANDER D. J., SAMPLE D. W., BARTELT G. A. & SCHATTEMAN T. A. 1997: Comparison of simulated ground nest types for grazing/trampling research. J. Range Manage. 50: 231-233.
21. PAVEL V., BUREŠ S., WEIDINGER K. & KOVAŘÍK P. 2000: Distraction displays in meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) females in Central and Northern Europe. Ethology 106: 1007-1019.
22. PENNINGTON M. G. 1992: Predation of bird's eggs and chicks by herbivorous mammals. Scot. Birds 16: 285.
23. RICKLEFS R. E. 1969: An Analysis of Nesting Mortality in birds. Smithson. Conlrib. Zool. 9: 1-48.
24. WEIDINGER K. 2001: How well do predation rates on artificial nests estimate predation on natural nests? Ibis 143: 632-641.
25. WILSON G. R., BRITTINGHAM M. C. & GOODRICH L. J. 1998: How well do artificial nests estimate success of real nests? Condor 100: 357-364.