DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.07.060
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84883532160
论文题名: Nest-site selection of Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) in relation to mangrove (Avicennia marina) structure in the Persian Gulf: Implication for management
作者: Etezadifar F. ; Barati A.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2013
卷: 310 起始页码: 74
结束页码: 79
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Mangrove
; Nest-site selection
; Persian Gulf
; Western Reef Heron
Scopus关键词: Hara biosphere reserves
; Intertidal habitats
; Logistic regressions
; Mangrove
; Nest-site selection
; Persian Gulf
; Predictive factors
; Western Reef Heron
; Ecosystems
; Reefs
; Forestry
; habitat management
; intertidal environment
; mangrove
; nest site
; nesting behavior
; probability
; seabird
; tree
; Birds
; Ecosystems
; Forestry
; Mangrove
; Arabian Sea
; Australia
; Hara Biosphere Reserve
; Heron Island
; Hormozgan
; Indian Ocean
; Iran
; Persian Gulf
; Queensland
英文摘要: Mangroves are predominantly intertidal habitats that occur worldwide in the (sub) tropics along sheltered and shallow water coastlines. Evidence suggests that mangroves are of critical importance for some mangrove-dependent waterbirds as nesting areas, however, a lack of research is a major impediment to an evaluation of their mangrove dependency and the role of mangrove structure for nesting. We modeled the nest-site selection of Western Reef Heron ( Egretta gularis) as a function of grey mangrove ( Avicennia marina) structure in Hara Biosphere Reserve, Persian Gulf. To infer nest-site preferences, we used logistic regression and AIC model selection to compare nest habitats. We also modeled the mangrove structure as predictive factors for the number of nests in each tree. The nest-site selection of Western Reef Heron was a function of mangrove height and the diameter of the canopy. The crown depth and diameter of mangrove trunks received less support as predictive factors for being selected as nesting trees. Similarly, the most important factor determining the abundance of Western Reef Heron nests in mangroves was the diameter of the mangroveŝ canopy, followed by the height of mangroves. The diameter of mangroves trunks and crown depth received less support as effective factors for the availability of suitable nesting areas. The resource selection probability function from these models can be applied to assess the suitably of forest stands as Western Reef Heron nesting habitat in Hara Biosphere Reserve, Persian Gulf. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/66334
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作者单位: Behavioural and Physiological Ecology Research Centre, Zoology, University of New England, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Etezadifar F.,Barati A.. Nest-site selection of Western Reef Heron (Egretta gularis) in relation to mangrove (Avicennia marina) structure in the Persian Gulf: Implication for management[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2013-01-01,310