Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1080/01584197.2022.2041441 |
The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes | |
Votto, Simon E.; Schlesinger, Christine; Dyer, Fiona; Caron, Valerie; Davis, Jenny | |
通讯作者 | Votto, SE |
来源期刊 | EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY
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ISSN | 0158-4197 |
EISSN | 1448-5540 |
出版年 | 2022 |
卷号 | 122期号:1页码:1-15 |
英文摘要 | Access to drinking water is essential for many avian species in arid landscapes, especially in hot and dry periods when metabolic requirements for water increase. The role of fringing vegetation in facilitating surface water access by arid zone bird communities was investigated over a 14-month period during which water demand increased. Bird visitation to six long-lasting waterholes in the MacDonnell Ranges Bioregion in central Australia was recorded over two summers and one winter using camera traps. Species were assigned to functional classes based on their size and preferred foraging substrate. Generalised linear mixed models were used to test relationships between fringing vegetation variables and the independent trapping events for each functional class. Fringing vegetation was critical for small and intermediate-sized canopy foragers to access waterhole sites. Their activity declined to almost zero in areas where the nearest tree or shrub cover was greater than 10 m. The strength of this relationship was consistent as weather conditions became drier and hotter. However, activity of small and intermediate-sized canopy foragers was negatively related to the percent canopy cover of the nearest tree or shrub, potentially because sparse vegetative cover offers greater visibility when approaching the water's edge. In contrast, ground forager and raptor activity at waterhole sites was unrelated to surrounding vegetation, and these groups frequently accessed water from open areas. Under future warming scenarios, small and intermediate canopy foragers may be vulnerable to predation if they are forced to access water at sites away from nearby fringing vegetation. |
英文关键词 | Functional class surface water vegetative cover global warming predation risk |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000769902200001 |
WOS关键词 | PREDATION RISK ; GROUP-SIZE ; FORAGING BEHAVIOR ; DRINKING PATTERNS ; ACCIPITER-NISUS ; DESERT BIRDS ; HABITAT USE ; PREY ; VIGILANCE ; FOOD |
WOS类目 | Ornithology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/392402 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Votto, Simon E.,Schlesinger, Christine,Dyer, Fiona,et al. The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes[J],2022,122(1):1-15. |
APA | Votto, Simon E.,Schlesinger, Christine,Dyer, Fiona,Caron, Valerie,&Davis, Jenny.(2022).The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes.EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY,122(1),1-15. |
MLA | Votto, Simon E.,et al."The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes".EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY 122.1(2022):1-15. |
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