Piping plover chick ecology following landscape-level disturbance

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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Samantha G.en
dc.contributor.authorWalker, Katie M.en
dc.contributor.authorBellman, Henrietta A.en
dc.contributor.authorGibson, Danielen
dc.contributor.authorCatlin, Daniel H.en
dc.contributor.authorKarpanty, Sarah M.en
dc.contributor.authorRitter, Shannon J.en
dc.contributor.authorFraser, James D.en
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-12T15:02:30Zen
dc.date.available2023-06-12T15:02:30Zen
dc.date.issued2023-01en
dc.description.abstractPopulation declines of disturbance-dependent species due to suppression of natural disturbances are realized across ecosystems. The piping plover (Charadrius melodus; plover), a disturbance-dependent and conservation-reliant shorebird that nests on sandy beaches and barrier islands on the Atlantic Coast, was listed under the United States Endangered Species Act in 1986. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy landed on Fire and Westhampton islands, barrier island nesting sites for plovers in New York, USA. Hurricane Sandy was a natural disturbance in this system, creating abundant nesting habitat. The number of chicks produced by a pair, or a population, is a direct measure of reproductive output, and gaining a better understanding of productivity and chick behavior following large-scale habitat creation may improve plover habitat management and potentially species persistence. We evaluated the effects of landscape features on habitat selection, behavior, and survival of plover broods using logistic regression, generalized linear mixed effects models, and survival models. Plover broods selected flatter sites with less dense vegetation than available at random. Chick foraging rates were highest in moist substrates and were lower in areas of higher nesting plover density. Chick survival was greater for broods that hatched earlier in the breeding season and increased as chicks aged. Generally, providing access to sites with flatter, moist substrates will likely result in higher quality brood rearing habitat on the landscape. Ultimately, vegetation removal and habitat management may be needed to reduce plover nesting density and ensure sufficient habitat, which may in turn improve plover chick survival. Moreover, sustaining natural landscape disturbances such as those resulting from storms, and not taking actions to prevent hurricane-created overwash, will allow these landscape features to persist.en
dc.description.notesU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Grant/Award Numbers: F15AC00393, F13AC00194; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Grant/Award Number: W16R0E30650111en
dc.description.sponsorshipU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [F15AC00393, F13AC00194]; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers [W16R0E30650111]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22325en
dc.identifier.eissn1937-2817en
dc.identifier.issn0022-541Xen
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/115400en
dc.identifier.volume87en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectbarrier islandsen
dc.subjectbehavioren
dc.subjectCharadrius melodusen
dc.subjectchick survivalen
dc.subjectHurricane Sandyen
dc.subjectresource selectionen
dc.titlePiping plover chick ecology following landscape-level disturbanceen
dc.title.serialJournal of Wildlife Managementen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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