| Titre : | Scale-dependent resource selection and space use by Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) in a heterogenous mixed-shrub ecosystem (2018) |
| Auteurs : | Fidelis A. Atuo, Auteur ; Timothy J. O’Connell, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Ornithology (159(4) October 2018) |
| Article en page(s) : | 901-911 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés: | Habitat selection ; Line transect survey ; Multi-scale study ; Offset detection ; Oklahoma ; Spatial heterogeneity |
| Résumé : | Wildlife use and select habitat at multiple scales, sometimes leading to conflicting interpretations of the importance of various habitat features analyzed at different scales. Species can also exhibit affinities that are unique to portions within their larger distribution. Conservationists need spatially explicit information on habitat use to develop effective management strategies for priority species. This information can be difficult to obtain for species that are highly mobile or occupy large home ranges. In this study, we used a distance sampling approach to estimate multi-scale resource selection for a highly mobile raptor, Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis), based on data collected from line transect surveys combined with plotting tools in a geographic information system. We compared land cover of kite detection points to randomly located points at fine and broad spatial scales in a portion of the species’ breeding range in the southern Great Plains, USA. Dominant cover in these landscapes is a mix of grasses, forbs, and expansive stands of a dwarf oak tree (Quercus havardii) generally |
| En ligne : | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1567-7 |



