Factors determining the occupancy of nest-boxes by Great Tits(Parus major)in eucalypt plantations

作     者：Ricardo S.Ceia Pedro B.Lopes Luís Pda Silva Ricardo S.Ceia;Pedro B.Lopes;Luís P.da Silva

作者机构：Centre for Functional Ecology–Science for People&the PlanetDepartment of Life SciencesUniversity of Coimbra3000-456CoimbraPortugal CIBIOCentro de Investigaçao em Biodiversidade e Recursos GeneticosInBIO Laboratorio AssociadoCampus de Vair aoUniversidade do Porto4485-661VairaoPortugal BIOPOLIS Program in GenomicsBiodiversity and Land PlanningCIBIOCampus de Vai~ao4485-661VairaoPortugal 

出 版 物：《Avian Research》 (鸟类学研究（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第14卷第2期

页      面：200-205页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 0713[理学-生态学] 

基　　金：co-financed by Funda?ao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia(FCT) the European Regional Development Fund(FEDER)through Portugal 2020 Competitiveness and Internationalization Operational Programme(POCI),reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030250 and PTDC/ASP-SIL/30250/2017-TOPDEVIL the R&D Unit Centre for Functional Ecology-Science for People and the Planet(CFE),with reference UIDB/04004/2020,financed by FCT/MCTES through national funds(PIDDAC) FCT/MCTES also funded L.P.S.with contract CEECIND/02064/2017 

主　　题：Eucalyptus globulus Managed forest Nest-site attributes Secondary cavity-nester Species-specific preferences Tit 

摘      要：Providing nest-boxes as surrogate tree cavities can be of great importance to increase the breeding populations of cavity-nesting birds in managed ***,the exact placement of nest-boxes should be taken into consideration to enhance their occupancy according to species-specific *** this study,we investigated which factors can better predict nest-box occupancy by the Great Tit(Parus major)in eucalypt *** used generalised linear mixed-effects models to analyse the influence of topography,nest-box positioning,vegetation cover and landscape variables on three-year occupancy records from 80 newly provided ***-random patterns of nest-box occupancy were found with respect to all categories except *** suggest that Great Tits prefer to occupy high-placed nest-boxes,close to areas that can provide them with supplementary resources either within or in the vicinity of the stand(i.e.,trees other than eucalypts,riparian vegetation,and large patches of adjacent habitats).Overall,this study provides important recommendations for nest-box placement and spatial distribution in managed forests and enhances the potential of nest-box interventions as a biodiversity offset and management tool.