Spatial responses of bobolinks (dolichonyx oryzivorus)near different types of edges in northern iowa

Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) Science Article 2

abstract

Habitat edges are well-studied components of fragmented landscapes, yet factorsmediating edge effects remain unclear. We report how different types of edges surroundingpatches may affect spatial distributions of Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), a declining, area-sensitive songbird that breeds in grasslands. We expected Bobolinks to be less abundant near edges, and we investigated a set of alternative hypotheses for explaining that spatial pattern: (1) passive displacement, in which individuals do not avoid edges but use edges as boundaries for territories

ROBERT J. FLETCHER, JR. AND ROLF R. KOFORD, The Auk 120(3):799-810, 2003

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