Productivity of forest birds at Hakalau Forest NWR

dc.contributor.author Cummins, George
dc.contributor.author Kendall, Steve
dc.contributor.author Paxton, Eben
dc.date.accessioned 2016-01-24T16:44:16Z
dc.date.available 2016-01-24T16:44:16Z
dc.date.issued 2016-01-24
dc.description.abstract Hawai‘i has some of the most endangered avian species in the world, which face numerous threats from habitat loss, disease, climate change, and introduced species. This report details the results of a two-year productivity study of all forest bird species at Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge, Hawai‘i Island. We found and monitored nests from seven native species and three common non-native species of forest birds at three sites across the refuge. In addition to gathering important baseline information on productivity of forest birds, we examined differences in productivity between years, sites, and as a function of nest height. The weather differed greatly between the two years, with much more rain occurring in 2014. The daily survival rate (DSR) of nests was found to have an inverse relationship with the amount of rainfall, and accordingly was much lower in 2014 compared to 2013. Nest success was lower at a regenerating forest site compared with mature rainforest, indicating negative environmental factors affecting nest success may be exacerbated in reforested areas which have lower canopies. Nest success was also impacted by nest height, with a positive relationship in the drier 2013, and a negative relationship in 2014 for the canopy nesting honeycreepers. The large difference in weather and DSR between years illustrates the need for long term demographic studies that can capture the vital rates of this community of birds.
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dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10790/2608
dc.relation.ispartofseries Technical Report HCSU - 056
dc.subject endangered species, native bird species, honey creepers
dc.title Productivity of forest birds at Hakalau Forest NWR
dc.type Journal
dc.type.dcmi Text
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