Opportunistic use of a wool-like artificial material as lining of Tit (Paridae) nests [PDF]
, 2012 The lining material is a key element of bird nests primarily serving as insulation for the adult, eggs and/or chicks but collection of such material will have an energetic cost.
Deeming, D. Charles +2 more
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Artificial covering on trap nests improves the colonization of trap‐nesting wasps [PDF]
Journal of Applied Entomology, 2008 AbstractTo evaluate the role that a trap‐nest cover might have on sampling methodologies, the abundance of each species of trap‐nesting Hymenoptera and the parasitism rate in a Canadian forest were compared between artificially covered and uncovered traps.
Taki, Hisatomo +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Artificial devices are increasingly used in conservation measures to mitigate the disappearance of natural habitats. However, few studies have demonstrated their benefits for the target species, and they may pose a risk of creating ecological traps. This
Timothée Schwartz +2 more
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What makes a house a home? Nest box use by West European hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) is influenced by nest box placement, resource provisioning and site-based factors [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Artificial refuges provided by householders and/or conservation practitioners potentially represent one mechanism for mitigating declines in the availability of natural nest sites used for resting, breeding and hibernating in urban areas.
Abigail Gazzard, Philip J. Baker
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Ground Nesting in Recultivated Forest Habitats — A Study with Artificial Nests [PDF]
Acta Ornithologica, 2004 The study was carried out in the outskirts of the town of Pecs (southern Hungary) in a recultivated for- mer coal mine. Bordered by Turkey Oak forests, this open area forms a wedge-shaped clearing in that woodland. Since trees and taller shrubs are rare in the area, it is mainly ground nesting bird species that occur in the clearing.
Jenő J. Purger +2 more
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EFFECT OF RACCOON (PROCYON LOTOR) REDUCTION ON BLANDING’S TURTLE (EMYDOIDEA BLANDINGII) NEST SUCCESS [PDF]
, 2016 The Lake County Forest Preserve District has monitored a state-endangered Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) population at two adjoining nature preserves along the Illinois–Wisconsin border since 2004.
Glowacki, Gary A. +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 Nest predation studies often use artificial nests to secure sample sizes and nest distribution patterns that allow empirically testing differences in predation rates between ecological units of interest.
Katrine S Hoset, Magne Husby
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Nest predation in an urbanizing landscape: the role of exotic shrubs [PDF]
, 2004 Nest predation is considered a primary force shaping avian communities, and landscape-scale features (e.g., amount of fragmentation) are generally recognized as factors mediating nest predation.
Borgmann, Kathi L., Rodewald, Amanda D.
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Effects of Nest Location on Depredation of Artificial Arboreal Nests
The Journal of Wildlife Management, 1987 Depredation on artificial arboreal nests was studied in 1-ha aspen (Populus spp.) plots on a ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) management area in central Pennsylvania from May to August 1985. Predation was evaluated with respect to 2 factors associated with nest placement: height of nest aboveground and plot age.
Yahner, R.H., Cypher, B.L.
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Nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments shaped by inverse edge effects, timing of nest initiation and vegetation structure [PDF]
, 2014 High levels of nest predation influence the population dynamics of many tropical birds, especially when deforestation alters nest predator communities. The consequences of tropical forest fragmentation on nest predation, however, remain poorly understood,
Callens, Tom +4 more
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