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April 19, 2026Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of habitat management on populations of a sensitive bird species vary with local climate and habitat

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AKAna Miller-ter KuileKOKiona OgleJDJonathan Dudley

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Modeling assesses how habitat management impacts bird populations, highlighting local climate's role in conservation efforts.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how local habitat and climate factors influence the effectiveness of habitat management on bird populations.
  • Developed a modularized Bayesian population model incorporating management, climate, and habitat covariates.
  • Analyzed three populations of the white-headed woodpecker in different landscapes.
  • Examined effects of habitat management on egg, nestling, and adult survival across populations.
  • Habitat management had the most significant impact on nestling survival, with relative importance between 11% and 51%.
  • Climate conditions were found to be more important for population growth, accounting for 60% to 80% importance.
  • Habitat conditions resembling historical baselines had a greater effect on population dynamics compared to other populations.

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Kuile et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e473de010ef96374d8f954https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.70372
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