Local- versus landscape-scale effects on the demography of three forest-breeding songbirds in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 815-828

  Richmond, S ^a,c   Nol, E ^a   Burke, D ^b  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

American Robins (Turdus migratorius); Cross scale correlation; Demography; Landscape composition; Local habitat; Multiscale; Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla); Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina)

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING SITE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

HYLOCICHLA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; PASSERI; SEIURUS; SEIURUS AUROCAPILLUS; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS;

EID: 84863206018     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-051     Document Type: Article

References (88)

1. Andrén, H. 1994. Effects of habitat fragmentation on birds and mammals in landscapes different proportions of suitable habitat: a review. Oikos, 71(3): 355-366. doi:10.2307/3545823.
2. Bailey, S. 2007. Increasing connectivity in fragmented landscapes: an investigation of evidence for biodiversity gain in woodlands. For. Ecol. Manage. 238(1-3): 7-23. doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2006.09.049.
3. Bakermans, M.H., and Rodewald, A.D. 2009. Think globally, manage locally: the importance of steady-state forest features for a declining songbird. For. Ecol. Manage. 258(3): 224-232. doi:10. 1016/j.foreco.2009.04.010.
4. Bayne, E.M., and Hobson, K.A. 2001. Effects of habitat fragmentation on pairing success of Ovenbirds: importance of male age and floater behaviour. Auk, 118(2): 380-388. doi:10.1642/0004-8038 (2001)118[0380:EOHFOP]2.0.CO;2.
5. Bergin, T.M., Best, L.B., Freemark, K.E., and Koehler, K.J. 2000. Effects of landscape structure on nest predation in roadsides of a midwestern agroecosystem: a multiscale analysis. Landsc. Ecol. 15(2): 131-143. doi:10.1023/A:1008112825655.
6. Bibby, C.J., Burgess, N.D., and Hill, D.A. 1992. Bird census techniques. Academic Press, London.
7. Boscolo, D., and Metzger, J.P. 2009. Is bird incidence in Atlantic forest fragments influenced by landscape patterns at multiple scales? Landsc. Ecol. 24(7): 907-918. doi:10.1007/s10980-009-9370-8.
8. Bowman, J., Forbes, G., and Dilworth, T. 2000. The spatial scale of variability in small-mammal populations. Ecography, 23(3): 328-334. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00288.x.
9. Brady, M.J., McAlpine, C.A., Miller, C.J., Possingham, H.P., and Baxter, G.S. 2009. Habitat attributes of landscape mosaics along a gradient of matrix development intensity: matrix management matters. Landsc. Ecol. 24(7): 879-891. doi:10.1007/s10980-009-9372-6.
10. Burhans, D.E., and Thompson, F.R., III. 2006. Songbird abundance and parasitism differ between urban and rural shrublands. Ecol. Appl. 16(1): 394-405. doi:10.1890/04-0927. PMID:16705988.
11. Burke, D.M., and Nol, E. 1998. Influence of food abundance, nestsite habitat, and forest fragmentation on breeding Ovenbirds. Auk, 115: 96-104.
12. Burke, D.M., and Nol, E. 2000. Landscape and fragment effects on reproductive success of forest-breeding birds in Ontario. Ecol. Appl. 10(6): 1749-1761. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(2000)010[1749: LAFSEO]2.0.CO;2.
13. Burnham, K.P., and Anderson, D.R. 2002. Model selection and multimodel inference: a practical information-theoretic approach. 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag, New York.
14. Chalfoun, A.D., Ratnaswamy, M.J., and Thompson, F.R., III. 2002. Songbird nest predators in forest-pasture edge and forest interior in a fragmented landscape. Ecol. Appl. 12: 858-867.
15. Cleary, D.F.R., Genner, M.J., Boyle, T.J.B., Setyawati, T., Angraeti, C.D., and Menken, S.B.J. 2005. Associations of bird species richness and community composition with local-and landscapescale environmental factors in Borneo. Landsc. Ecol. 20(8): 989-1001. doi:10.1007/s10980-005-7754-y.
16. Clergeau, P., Jokimäki, J., and Savard, J.-P.L. 2001. Are urban bird communities influenced by the bird diversity of adjacent landscapes? J. Appl. Ecol. 38(5): 1122-1134. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2664.2001.00666.x.
17. Coreau, A., and Martin, J.-L. 2007. Multi-scale study of bird species distribution and of their response to vegetation change: a Mediterranean example. Landsc. Ecol. 22(5): 747-764. doi:10. 1007/s10980-006-9074-2.
18. Cottam, M.R., Robinson, S.K., Heske, E.J., Brawn, J.D., and Rowe, K.C. 2009. Use of landscape metrics to predict avian nest survival in a fragmented midwestern forest landscape. Biol. Conserv. 142(11): 2464-2475. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2009.05.017.
19. Cushman, S.A., and McGarigal, K. 2002. Hierarchical, multi-scale decomposition of species-environment relationships. Landsc. Ecol. 17(7): 637-646. doi:10.1023/A:1021571603605.
20. Donovan, T.M., Jones, P.W., Annand, E.M., and Thompson, F.R., III. 1997. Variation in local-scale edge effects: mechanisms and landscape context. Ecology, 78(7): 2064-2075. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[2064:VILSEE]2.0.CO;2.
21. Driscoll, M.J.L., Donovan, T., Mickey, R., Howard, A., and Fleming, K.K. 2005. Determinants of Wood Thrush nest success: a multiscale, model selection approach. J. Wildl. Manage. 69(2): 699-709. doi:10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069[0699:DOWTNS]2.0. CO;2.
22. Dunford, W., and Freemark, K. 2004. Matrix matters: effects of surrounding land uses on forest birds near Ottawa, Canada. Landsc. Ecol. 20(5): 497-511. doi:10.1007/s10980-004-5650-5.
23. Ewers, R.M., and Didham, R.K. 2006. Confounding factors in the detection of species responses habitat fragmentation. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 81(1): 117-142. PMID:16318651.
24. Falk, K.J., Nol, E., and Burke, D. 2011. Weak effect of edges on avian nesting success in fragmented and forested landscapes in Ontario, Canada. Landsc. Ecol. 26(2): 239-251. doi:10.1007/s10980-010-9543-5.
25. Farnsworth, G.L., and Simons, T.R. 2000. Observations of Wood Thrush nest predators in a large contiguous forest. Wilson Bull. 112(1): 82-87. doi:10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0082: OOWTNP]2.0.CO;2.
26. Ferraz, G., Nichols, J.D., Hines, J.E., Stouffer, P.C., Bierregaard, R.O., Jr., and Lovejoy, T.E. 2007. A large-scale deforestation experiment: effects of patch area and isolation on Amazon birds. Science, 315(5809): 238-241. doi:10.1126/science.1133097. PMID:17218527.
27. Fortin, M.J., and Dale, M. 2005. Spatial analysis: a guide for ecologists. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
28. Friesen, L.E., Eagles, P.F.J., and Mackay, R.L. 1995. Effects of residential development on forest-dwelling Neotropical migrant songbirds. Conserv. Biol. 9(6): 1408-1414. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1995.09061408.x.
29. Friesen, L.E., Wyatt, V.E., Cadman, M.D., Mackay, R.J., Cheskey, E.D., Allen, M.L., and Ramsay, D. 2000. Extent of doublebrooding and seasonal movement of nesting females in a northern population of Wood Thrushes. Wilson Bull. 112(4): 505-509. doi:10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0505:EODBAS]2.0.CO;2.
30. Hamer, T.L., Flather, C.H., and Noon, B.R. 2006. Factors associated with grassland bird species richness: the relative roles of grassland area, landscape structure, and prey. Landsc. Ecol. 21(4): 569-583. doi:10.1007/s10980-005-2167-5.
31. Haskell, D.G. 2000. Effects of forest roads on macroinvertebrate soil fauna of the southern Appalachian mountains. Conserv. Biol. 14(1): 57-63. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.99232.x.
32. Hepinstall, J.A., Alberti, M., and Marzluff, J.M. 2008. Predicting land cover change and avian community responses in rapidly urbanizing environments. Landsc. Ecol. 23(10): 1257-1276. doi:10.1007/s10980-008-9296-6.
33. Herrando, S., and Brotons, L. 2002. Forest bird diversity in Mediterranean areas affected by wildfires: a multi-scale approach. Ecography, 25(2): 161-172. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002. 250204.x.
34. Hollenbeck, J.P., and Ripple, W.J. 2007. Aspen patch and migratory bird relationships in the northern Yellowstone ecosystem. Landsc. Ecol. 22(9): 1411-1425. doi:10.1007/s10980-007-9120-8.
35. Howell, C.A., Dijak, W.D., and Thompson, F.R., III. 2007. Landscape context and selection for forest edge by breeding Brown-headed Cowbirds. Landsc. Ecol. 22(2): 273-284. doi:10. 1007/s10980-006-9022-1.
36. Huettmann, F., and Diamond, A.W. 2006. Large-scale effects on the spatial distribution of seabirds in the Northwest Atlantic. Landsc. Ecol. 21(7): 1089-1108. doi:10.1007/s10980-006-7246-8.
37. Jokimäki, J., Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki, M.-L., Sorace, A., Fernández-Juricic, E., Rodriguez-Prieto, I., and Jimenez, M.D. 2005. Evaluation of the "safe nesting zone" hypothesis across an urban gradient: a multi-scale study. Ecography, 28(1): 59-70. doi:10. 1111/j.0906-7590.2005.04001.x.
38. Kluza, D.A., Griffin, C.R., and DeGraaf, R.M. 2000. Housing developments in rural New England: effects on forest birds. Anim. Conserv. 3(1): 15-26. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2000.tb00083.x.
39. Knutson, M.G., Niemi, G.J., Newton, W.E., and Friberg, M.A. 2004. Avian nest success in midwestern forests fragmented by agriculture. Condor, 106(1): 116-130. doi:10.1650/7358.
40. Koper, N., and Schmiegelow, F.K.A. 2006. A multi-scaled analysis of avian response to habitat amount and fragmentation in the Canadian dry mixed-grass prairie. Landsc. Ecol. 21(7): 1045-1059. doi:10.1007/s10980-006-0004-0.
41. Koper, N., Schmiegelow, F.K.A., and Merrill, E.H. 2007. Residuals cannot distinguish between ecological effects of habitat amount and fragmentation: implications for the debate. Landsc. Ecol. 22(6): 811-820. doi:10.1007/s10980-007-9083-9.
42. Lawler, J.J., and Edwards, T.C., Jr. 2006. A variance-decomposition approach to investigating multiscale habitat associations. Condor, 108(1): 47-58. doi:10.1650/0010-5422(2006)108[0047:AVATIM] 2.0.CO;2.
43. Lee, M., Fahrig, L., Freemark, K., and Currie, D.J. 2002. Importance of patch scale vs. landscape scale on selected forest birds. Oikos, 96(1): 110-118. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.960112.x.
44. Li, X., Li, D., Ma, Z., and Schneider, D.C. 2006. Nest site use by crested ibis: dependence of a multifactor model on spatial scale. Landsc. Ecol. 21(8): 1207-1216. doi:10.1007/s10980-006-0021-z.
45. Lichstein, J.W., Simons, T.R., and Franzreb, K.E. 2002. Landscape effects on breeding songbird abundance in managed forests. Ecol. Appl. 12(3): 836-857. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0836: LEOBSA]2.0.CO;2.
46. Lloyd, P., Martin, T.E., Redmond, R.L., Langner, U., and Hart, M.M. 2005. Linking demographic effects of habitat fragmentation across landscapes to continental source-sink dynamics. Ecol. Appl. 15(5): 1504-1514. doi:10.1890/04-1243.
47. Loss, S.R., Niemi, G.J., and Blair, R.B. 2012. Invasions of non-native earthworms related to population declines of ground nesting songbirds across a regional extent in northern hardwood forests of North America. Landsc. Ecol. 27(5): 683-696. doi:10.1007/s10980-012-9717-4.
48. MacDougall-Shackleton, E.A., Derryberry, E.P., Foufopoulos, J., Dobson, A.P., and Hahn, J.P. 2005. Parasite-mediated heterozygote advantage in an outbred songbird population. Biol. Lett. 1(1): 105-107. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2004.0264. PMID:17148140.
49. MacIntosh, T., Stutchbury, B.J.M., and Evans, M.L. 2011. Gapcrossing by Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina) in a fragmented landscape. Can. J. Zool. 89(11): 1091-1097. doi:10. 1139/z11-090.
50. Martin, T.E., and Roper, J.J. 1988. Nest predation and nest-site selection of a western population of Hermit Thrush. Condor, 90(1): 51-57. doi:10.2307/1368432.
51. Mattsson, B.J., and Cooper, R.J. 2009. Multiscale analysis of the effects of rainfall extremes on reproduction by an obligate riparian bird in urban and rural landscapes. Auk, 126(1): 64-76. doi:10. 1525/auk.2009.08001.
52. Mattsson, B.J., and Niemi, G.J. 2006. Factors influencing predation on Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) nests in northern hardwoods: interactions across spatial scales. Auk, 123(1): 82-96. doi:10. 1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0082:FIPOOS]2.0.CO;2.
53. Mazerolle, D.F., and Hobson, K.A. 2004. Territory size and overlap in male Ovenbirds: contrasting a fragmented and contiguous boreal forest. Can. J. Zool. 82(11): 1774-1781. doi:10.1139/z04-175.
54. Mazerolle, M.J., and Villard, M.-A. 1999. Patch characteristics and landscape context as predictors of species presence and abundance: a review. Écoscience, 6: 117-124.
55. Newbury, R.K., and Nelson, T.A. 2007. Habitat selection and movements of raccoons on a grassland reserve managed for imperiled birds. J. Mammal. 88(4): 1082-1089. doi:10.1644/06-MAMM-A-192R2.1.
56. Newhouse, M.J., Marra, P.P., and Johnson, L.S. 2008. Reproductive success of House Wrens in suburban and rural landscapes. Wilson J. Ornithol. 120(1): 99-104. doi:10.1676/06-156.1.
57. Norris, D.R., and Stutchbury, B.J.M. 2002. Sexual differences in gapcrossing ability of a forest songbird in a fragmented landscape revealed through radiotelemetry. Auk, 119(2): 528-532. doi:10. 1642/0004-8038(2002)119[0528:SDIGCA]2.0.CO;2.
58. Phillips, J.M., Nol, E., Burke, D., and Dunford, W. 2005. Impacts of housing developments on Wood Thrush nesting success in hardwood forest fragments. Condor, 107(1): 97-106. doi:10. 1650/7560.
59. Podolsky, A.L., Simons, T.R., and Collazo, J.A. 2007. Modeling population growth of the Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) in the southern Appalachians. Auk, 124(4): 1359-1372. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2007)124[1359:MPGOTO]2.0.CO;2.
60. Quinn, G.P., and Keough, M.J. 2002. Experimental design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.
61. Reidy, J.L., Thompson, F.R., III, and Peak, R.G. 2009. Factors affecting Golden-cheeked Warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes. J. Wildl. Manage. 73(3): 407-413. doi:10.2193/2007-516.
62. Renjifo, L.M. 2001. Effect of natural and anthropogenic landscape matrices on the abundance of subandean bird species. Ecol. Appl. 11(1): 14-31. doi:10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0014:EONAAL] 2.0.CO;2.
63. Richmond, S., Nol, E., and Burke, D. 2011. Avian nest success, mammalian nest predator abundance, and invertebrate prey availability in a fragmented landscape. Can. J. Zool. 89(6): 517-528. doi:10.1139/z11-017.
64. Rodewald, A.D., and Yahner, R.H. 2001. Influence of landscape composition on avian community structure and associated mechanisms. Ecology, 82(12): 3493-3504. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[3493:IOLCOA]2.0.CO;2.
65. Roth, R.R., Johnson, M.S., and Underwood, T.J. 1996. Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina). In The birds of North America online. No. 246. Edited by A. Poole and F. Gill. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. Available from http://bna.birds.cornell. edu/bna/species/246/articles/introduction [accessed 8 October 2010].
66. Sallabanks, R., and James, F.C. 1999. American Robin (Turdus migratorius). In The birds of North America online. No. 462. Edited by A. Poole and F. Gill. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. Available from http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/462/articles/introduction [accessed 8 October 2010].
67. SAS Institute Inc. 1999. SAS release 8.2 for Windows. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, N.C.
68. Schmiegelow, F.K.A., and Monkkonen, M. 2002. Habitat loss and fragmentation in dynamic landscapes: avian perspectives from the boreal forest. Ecol. Appl. 12: 375-389.
69. Schmiegelow, F.K.A., Machtans, C.S., and Hannon, S.J. 1997. Are boreal birds resilient to forest fragmentation? An experimental study of short-term community responses. Ecology, 78(6): 1914-1932. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1997)078[1914:ABBRTF]2.0. CO;2.
70. Shaffer, T.L. 2004. A unified approach to analyzing nest success. Auk, 121(2): 526-540. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2004)121[0526: AUATAN]2.0.CO;2.
71. Sirami, C., Brotons, L., and Martin, J.-L. 2009. Do bird spatial distribution patterns reflect population trends in changing landscapes? Landsc. Ecol. 24(7): 893-906. doi:10.1007/s10980-009-9365-5.
72. Smith, T.M., and Shugart, H.H. 1987. Territory size variation in the Ovenbird: the role of habitat structure. Ecology, 68(3): 695-704. doi:10.2307/1938475.
73. Stephens, S.E., Koons, D.N., Rotella, J.J., and Willey, D.N. 2003. Effects of habitat fragmentation on avian nesting success: a review of the evidence at multiple spatial scales. Biol. Conserv. 115(1): 101-110. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00098-3.
74. Taylor, P.D., and Krawchuk, M.A. 2005. Scale and sensitivity of songbird occurrence to landscape structure in a harvested boreal forest. Avian Conserv. Ecol. 1(1): 5. Available from http://www. ace-eco.org/vol1/iss1/art5/[accessed 8 October 2010].
75. Tewksbury, J.J., Hejl, S.J., and Martin, T.E. 1998. Breeding productivity does not decline with increasing fragmentation in a western landscape. Ecology, 79(8): 2890-2903. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2890:BPDNDW]2.0.CO;2.
76. Thogmartin, W.E., and Knutson, M.G. 2007. Scaling local species-habitat relations to the larger landscape with a hierarchical spatial count model. Landsc. Ecol. 22(1): 61-75. doi:10.1007/s10980-006-9005-2.
77. Thompson, F.R., III. 2007. Factors affecting nest predation on forest songbirds in North America. Ibis, 149: 98-109. doi:10.1111/j. 1474-919X.2007.00697.x.
78. Thompson, F.R., III, Donovan, T.M., DeGraaf, R.M., Faaborg, J., and Robinson, S.K. 2002. A multi-scale perspective of the effects of forest fragmentation on birds in eastern forests. Stud. Avian Biol. 24: 8-19.
79. Van Horn, M.A., and Donovan, T.M. 1994. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus). In The birds of North America. No. 88. Edited by A. Poole and F. Gill. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. Available from http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/088/articles/introduction [accessed 8 October 2010].
80. Van Horne, B. 1983. Density as a misleading indicator of habitat quality. J. Wildl. Manage. 47(4): 893-901.
81. Vergara, P.M., and Armesto, J.J. 2009. Responses of Chilean forest birds to anthropogenic habitat fragmentation across spatial scales. Landsc. Ecol. 24(1): 25-38. doi:10.1007/s10980-008-9275-y.
82. Warkentin, I.G., Reed, J.M., and Dunham, S.M. 2003. Nest site characteristics of American Robins breeding in desert-riparian habitat. Wilson Bull. 115(1): 16-23. doi:10.1676/02-017.
83. Weldon, A.J., and Haddad, N.M. 2005. The effects of patch shape on Indigo Buntings: evidence for an ecological trap. Ecology, 86(6): 1422-1431. doi:10.1890/04-0913.
84. Wilson, T.L., Johnson, E.J., and Bissonette, J.A. 2009. Relative importance of habitat area and isolation for bird occurrence patterns in a naturally patchy landscape. Landsc. Ecol. 24(3): 351-360. doi:10.1007/s10980-008-9309-5.
85. Withey, C.J., and Marzluff, J.M. 2009. Multi-scale use of lands providing anthropogenic resources by American Crows in an urbanizing landscape. Landsc. Ecol. 24(2): 281-293. doi:10.1007/s10980-008-9305-9.
86. Zach, R., and Falls, J.B. 1976. A second brood in the Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus. Can. Field-Nat. 90: 58-59.
87. Zanette, L., Doyle, P., and Tremont, S.M. 2000. Food shortage in small fragments: evidence from an area-sensitive passerine. Ecology, 81(6): 1654-1666. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081 [1654:FSISFE]2.0.CO;2.
88. Zanette, L., Smith, J.N.M., van Oort, H., and Clinchy, M. 2003. Synergistic effects of food and predators on annual reproductive success in song sparrows. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 270(1517): 799-803. doi:10.1098/rspb.2002.2311. PMID:12737657.