Factors affecting burrow occupancy and bank persistence for Bank Swallows breeding in aggregate (sand and gravel) pits and natural habitats. Issue 4 (7th December 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Factors affecting burrow occupancy and bank persistence for Bank Swallows breeding in aggregate (sand and gravel) pits and natural habitats. Issue 4 (7th December 2021)
- Main Title:
- Factors affecting burrow occupancy and bank persistence for Bank Swallows breeding in aggregate (sand and gravel) pits and natural habitats
- Authors:
- Burke, Tianna R.
Cadman, Michael D.
Nol, Erica - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: As the availability of natural nesting habitat for Bank Swallows ( Riparia riparia ) continues to decline, operational aggregate (sand and gravel) pits have begun to provide alternative nesting habitat. With best management practices being developed and revised for the aggregate industry, an understanding of site factors affecting burrow and bank occupancy by Bank Swallows is needed. We compared patterns of burrow occupancy of breeding Bank Swallows in lakeshore and aggregate habitats and documented other potential factors that could influence occupancy levels using data collected over a two‐year period. We also used a larger sample of data from other studies collected over longer time periods to compare the persistence of colonies in lakeshore, riverbank, and aggregate habitats. In both habitats, rates of burrow occupancy were impacted by colony size and bank‐face height. At lakeshore sites, burrow occupancy decreased in low burrows with increasing colony size whereas, in medium/high burrows, there was no relationship between colony size and burrow occupancy. In aggregate pits, burrow occupancy in low burrows increased rapidly with colony size, whereas in medium/high burrows, occupancy increased only slightly as colony size increased. Colonies of Bank Swallows in lakeshore bluffs were the most persistent, whereas those in aggregate pits had the lowest year‐to‐year persistence, likely due to annual removal of targeted resources. Colonies in aggregate pits were moreABSTRACT: As the availability of natural nesting habitat for Bank Swallows ( Riparia riparia ) continues to decline, operational aggregate (sand and gravel) pits have begun to provide alternative nesting habitat. With best management practices being developed and revised for the aggregate industry, an understanding of site factors affecting burrow and bank occupancy by Bank Swallows is needed. We compared patterns of burrow occupancy of breeding Bank Swallows in lakeshore and aggregate habitats and documented other potential factors that could influence occupancy levels using data collected over a two‐year period. We also used a larger sample of data from other studies collected over longer time periods to compare the persistence of colonies in lakeshore, riverbank, and aggregate habitats. In both habitats, rates of burrow occupancy were impacted by colony size and bank‐face height. At lakeshore sites, burrow occupancy decreased in low burrows with increasing colony size whereas, in medium/high burrows, there was no relationship between colony size and burrow occupancy. In aggregate pits, burrow occupancy in low burrows increased rapidly with colony size, whereas in medium/high burrows, occupancy increased only slightly as colony size increased. Colonies of Bank Swallows in lakeshore bluffs were the most persistent, whereas those in aggregate pits had the lowest year‐to‐year persistence, likely due to annual removal of targeted resources. Colonies in aggregate pits were more likely to persist from one year to the next if the previous year's colony was large, and faces > 200 m 2 . Although colonies at natural sites were the most persistent over time, the aggregate pit industry can play an active role in the conservation of this threatened species by encouraging pit operators to maintain large, tall, vertical faces on stable, unused banks to increase the probability of Bank Swallows recolonizing these sites in future years. RESUMEN: Factores que afectan la ocupación de madrigueras y la persistencia en los barrancos de Riparia riparia en pozos de materiales para construcción (de arena y gravilla) y en hábitats naturales A medida que el hábitat para anidación natural de Riparia riparia disminuye, pozos de material para construcción (arena y gravilla) operacionales han comenzado a proveer hábitats de anidación alternativos. Con el desarrollo y revisión de las mejores practicas de manejo en la industria de materiales para construcción, se requiere una comprensión de los factores específicos al sitio que afectan las madrigueras y la ocupación de los barrancos por Riparia riparia . Comparamos los patrones de ocupación de madrigueras de Riparia riparia en reproducción en las orillas de lagos y en hábitats de extracción de materiales para construcción y documentamos los factores potenciales que pueden influenciar los niveles de ocupación usando datos colectados a lo largo de un periodo de dos años. Utilizamos también una muestra mas grande de datos provenientes de otros estudios colectados a lo largo de un periodo de tiempo mayor, para comparar la persistencia de colonias en orillas de lagos, riveras de ríos y hábitats creados por la extracción de materiales de construcción. En ambos hábitats, las tasas de ocupación de las madrigueras estuvieron impactados por el tamaño de la colonia y por la altura del barranco. En sitios a orillas de los lagos, la ocupación de las madrigueras disminuyó en madrigueras bajas con un incremento en el tamaño de la colonia, mientras que en madrigueras en estratos medios/altos, no hubo relación entre el tamaño de la colonia y la ocupación de la madriguera. En pozos de extracción de materiales de construcción, la ocupación de las madrigueras bajas incremento rápidamente con el tamaño de la colonia, mientras que en las madrigueras medias/altas, la ocupación incremento levemente con el tamaño de la colonia. Las colonias de Riparia riparia en los acantilados a las orillas de los lagos fueron las más persistentes, mientras que aquellas en pozos de extracción de material para construcción tuvieron la menor persistencia entre años, probablemente debido a la remoción anual de recursos específicos. Las colonias en los pozos de extracción de materiales de construcción tuvieron mayor probabilidad de persistencia de un año hasta el siguiente si la colonia del año previo era grande y la superficie > 200 m 2 . A pesar que las colonias en sitios naturales fueron las más persistentes a través del tiempo, los pozos de la industria de materiales de construcción pueden jugar un papel activo en la conservación de esta especie amenazada, promoviendo a los operadores de los pozos a mantener superficies verticales grandes y altas en barrancos estables inutilizados, que incrementen la probabilidad de recolonización por Riparia riparia en estos sitios en los años siguientes. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of field ornithology. Volume 92:Issue 4(2021)
- Journal:
- Journal of field ornithology
- Issue:
- Volume 92:Issue 4(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 92, Issue 4 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 92
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0092-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 450
- Page End:
- 460
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-07
- Subjects:
- colonial species -- colony occupancy -- colony persistence -- conservation -- Riparia riparia
Birds -- Periodicals
Ornithology -- Periodicals
Ornithologie -- Périodiques
Oiseaux -- Baguage -- Périodiques
Oiseaux -- Périodiques
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http://www.jstor.org/journals/02738570.html ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/jofo.12385 ↗
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