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Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes

Formally Refereed

Abstract

We evaluated hypotheses concerning temporal, landscape, and habitat effects on nest survival of golden-cheeked warblers (Dendroica chrysoparia) in an urban and a rural landscape during the breeding seasons of 2005 and 2006 in central Texas, USA. We found support for temporal effects of year and cubic effect of date and included them in candidate models that evaluated habitat and landscape effects. Nest survival was lower in 2006 than in 2005 and decreased nonlinearly as the breeding season progressed. We found support for edge effects with decreased nest survival nearer edges and in areas with increased open edge density (wooded habitat abutting open habitat) or decreased trail density. However, confidence intervals for the model-averaged odds ratios overlapped 1.0 for all edge variables.

Keywords

Dendroica chrysoparia, edge effects, golden-cheeked warbler, information-theoretic approach, nest survival, rural, temporal effects, Texas, urban

Citation

Reidy, Jenifer L.; Thompson, Frank R., III; Peak, Rebecca G. 2009. Factors affecting golden-cheeked warbler nest survival in urban and rural landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73(3): 407-413.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/38965