The effects of flooding on piping plover Charadrius melodus reproductive success at Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan,Canada

Espie, Richard H. M.; James, Preston E.; Brigham, R. Mark

doi:10.1016/s0006-3207(98)00001-9

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“…We conclude that the proximity of the Od nesting colony to water provides additional evidence for this view of aquatic enantiornithines. Nesting in close proximity to water brings the danger of flooding (Kharatinov and Siegel-Causey 1988); this is a major cause of nest mortality in extant waterfowl (Whitehead and Tschimer 1990;Flint and Grand 1996), terns (Sidle et al 1992;Ludwig et al 1993), plovers (Espie et al 1998), flamingos (Brown 1957) and other birds, and can cause destruction of an entire Fig. 4 Eggshell, some adult and neonate avialan bones from the Od accumulation: a SEM image of sample eggshell section with two main structural layers indicated with arrows.…”

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A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania

Dyke

Vremir²,

Kaiser

et al. 2012

Naturwissenschaften

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Despite a rapidly improving fossil record, the reproductive biology of Mesozoic birds remains poorly known: only a handful of undisputed, isolated Cretaceous eggs (some containing embryonic remains) are known. We report here the first fossil evidence for a breeding colony of Mesozoic birds, preserved at the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Oarda de Jos (Od) site in the Sebeş area of Transylvania, Romania. A lens of calcareous mudstone with minimum dimensions of 80 cm length, 50 cm width and 20 cm depth contains thousands of tightly packed, morphologically homogenous eggshell fragments, seven near-complete eggs and neonatal and adult avialan skeletal elements. Eggshell forms 70-80 % of the matrix, and other fossils are entirely absent. The bones exhibit clear characters of the Cretaceous avialan clade Enantiornithes, and the eggshell morphology is also consistent with this identification. Both taphonomy and lithology show that the components of this lens were deposited in a single flood event, and we conclude that it represents the drowned remains of a larger enantiornithine breeding colony, swamped by rising water, washed a short distance and deposited in a shallow, low-energy pond. The same fate often befalls modern bird colonies. Such a large concentration of breeding birds suggests aquatic feeding in this species, augments our understanding of enantiornithine biology and shows that colonial nesting was not unique to crown birds.

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A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania

Dyke

Vremir²,

Kaiser

et al. 2012

Naturwissenschaften

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“…Reservoir operations, which manage water flow and storage, can influence the value of habitat within the zone that lies between the minimum and maximum elevation of the reservoir's water surface elevation because rising water levels are known to flood nests and/or reduce food availability (e.g., Wolf 1955, Espie et al 1998, Anteau et al 2012, and the stress on vegetation due to submersion can subsequently have an impact on the suitability of nesting habitat through effects on nest predation or food availability (Ellis et al 2009, Hatten et al 2010, Chapin and Paige 2013, Anteau et al 2014. The degree to which reservoir operations have direct negative effects on nest success will depend on nest elevation and the timing of breeding relative to the operations of the reservoir (van Oort et al 2015).…”

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Postfledging survival and local recruitment of a riparian songbird in habitat influenced by reservoir operations

Hepp¹,

Ware²,

Oort³

et al. 2018

ACE

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ABSTRACT. The impact of anthropogenic activities on breeding bird populations are typically assessed using nest success despite the importance of the postfledging period and juvenile survival for the population dynamics of many birds. Using a combination of radio telemetry data collected between 2012 and 2014, and long-term monitoring data collected between 2005 and 2016, we evaluated whether postfledging survival of Yellow Warblers (Setophaga petechia) is affected when their riparian nesting habitat becomes inundated by the Upper Arrow Lakes Reservoir in the Columbia River Valley near Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. Thirty-eight percent of radiotagged fledglings (n = 26) survived for at least 21 days after leaving the nest. Radio-tagged birds that fledged from nests in territories that were inundated by water tended to be have lower survival than those that fledged from nests in territories that were not inundated by water. Local recruitment was low (6.4%, n = 438). Local recruitment was nevertheless positively affected by nestling condition prior to fledging. Fledglings from territories that were not inundated by water also tended to be more likely to recruit locally than those that fledged from territories that were inundated by water. In both cases, we estimated that reservoir operations that flooded habitat reduced postfledging survival or local recruitment by approximately 50%. Our study emphasizes the importance of considering the postfledging period when developing mitigation measures or management plans aimed at minimizing the impact of anthropogenic activities on bird populations. Survie des jeunes après l'envol et recrutement local d'un passereau ripicole nichant dans un habitat touché par la régulation du niveau d'eau d'un réservoirRÉSUMÉ. Les impacts qu'ont les activités anthropiques sur les populations d'oiseaux nicheurs sont habituellement évalués à partir du succès de nidification, malgré l'importance de la période suivant l'envol des jeunes et la survie juvénile dans la dynamique de population de nombreux oiseaux. En combinant des données de radiotélémétrie obtenues entre 2012 et 2014 et des données provenant d'un suivi réalisé de 2005 à 2016, nous avons évalué dans quelle mesure la survie après l'envol des jeunes de Paruline jaune (Setophaga petechia) était affectée lorsque leur habitat de nidification se trouve inondé par le réservoir Upper Arrow Lakes dans la vallée du fleuve Columbia près de Revelstoke, Colombie-Britannique, Canada. Trente-huit pourcent des jeunes munis d'un émetteur (n = 26) ont survécu au moins 21 jours après avoir quitté le nid. La survie des jeunes ayant pris leur envol de nids situés sur des territoires ayant été inondés était généralement plus faible que celle des oiseaux ayant pris leur envol de nids situés sur des territoires n'ayant pas été inondés. Le recrutement local était faible (6,4 %, n = 438). Néanmoins, le recrutement local était positivement lié à la condition des jeunes avant l'envol. Les jeunes ayant pris leur envol dans les territoires non inondés ...

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“…While many studies have reported on the annual reproductive success of shorebirds (Knopf and Rupert 1996, Espie et al 1998, Grant et al 1999, Murphy et al 2000, Minton et al 2003, Takahashi and Ohkawara 2007, few studies have monitored shorebird populations long enough to capture the LRS of these long-lived organisms (Oring et al 1991, Thompson and Thompson 1991, Holland and Yalden 1994, Van De Pol et al 2006.…”

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Lifetime reproductive success of Snowy Plovers in coastal northern California

Herman

Colwell

2015

The Condor

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The effects of flooding on piping plover Charadrius melodus reproductive success at Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan,Canada

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania

A drowned Mesozoic bird breeding colony from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania

Postfledging survival and local recruitment of a riparian songbird in habitat influenced by reservoir operations

Lifetime reproductive success of Snowy Plovers in coastal northern California

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