Comparison of the breeding habitats of little ringed plover charadrius dubius and kentish plover charadrius alexandrinus on a shingle bed
Authors: Fojt, E., Triplet, P., Robert, J.C. and Stillman, R.A.
Journal: Bird Study
Volume: 47
Issue: 1
Pages: 8-12
eISSN: 1944-6705
ISSN: 0006-3657
DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461155
Abstract:The breeding habitat preferences of Kentish Plover and Little Ringed Plover were studied on a shingle bed. The location of each nest was measured as the distance to the sea wall, nearest pond and nearest path. The habitat surrounding nests was measured at radii of 0.15 m and 15 m as the proportional cover of shingle, gravel, sand, live and dead vegetation. When all variables were considered simultaneously, the differences between the habitats used by the species were related to the cover of shingle within 15 m of the nest and the distance to the sea wall. Nest sites located close to the sea wall and with high shingle cover almost always belonged to Kentish Plover, while those more distant and with low shingle cover almost always belonged to Little Ringed Plover. Kentish Plover nested in areas of newly exposed shingle, while Little Ringed Plovers used areas which had been stable for longer and hence were colonized by vegetation. This study suggests that management which maintains a high proportion of exposed substrate on shingle beds will increase their suitability for Kentish Plover. © 2000 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Preferred by: Richard Stillman
Comparison of the breeding habitats of Little Ringed Plover <i>Charadrius dubius</i> and Kentish Plover <i>Charadrius alexandrinus</i> on a shingle bed
Authors: Fojt, E., Triplet, P., Robert, J.C. and Stillman, R.A.
Journal: BIRD STUDY
Volume: 47
Pages: 8-12
ISSN: 0006-3657
DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461155
Source: Web of Science (Lite)