Title
Influence of human development and predators on nest survival of tundra birds, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska.
Author(s)
Liebezeit, J.R., S.J. Kendall, S. Brown, C.B. Johnson, P. Martin, T. McDonald, D. Payer, C.L. Rea, B. Streever, A.M.Wildman, and S. Zack
Published
2009
Publisher
Ecological Applications 19: 1628-1644.
Abstract
Nest predation may influence population dynamics of birds on the Arctic Coastal Plain (ACP) of Alaska, USA. Anthropogenic development on the ACP is increasing, which may attract nest predators by providing artificial sources of food, perches, den sites, and nest sites. Enhanced populations or concentrations of human-subsidized predators may reduce nest survival for tundra-nesting birds. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that nest survival decreases in proximity to human infrastructure
Keywords
Alaska, USA, Arctic Coastal Plain, Cox proportional hazards model, development, infrastructure, nest predator, nest survival, passerines, shorebirds, subsidized predators
Full Citation
Liebezeit, J.R., S.J. Kendall, S. Brown, C.B. Johnson, P. Martin, T. McDonald, D. Payer, C.L. Rea, B. Streever, A.M.Wildman, and S. Zack. 2009. Influence of human development and predators on nest survival of tundra birds, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska. Ecological Applications 19: 1628-1644.

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