In accordance with our predictions, the number of breeding chaffinches declined significantly (21%) in the High incidence region but not in the other two areas; abundance of breeding dunnocks did not decline in any region.
We show that it is technically possible to retain birds in the new area for breeding, allowing the study of reproductive consequences of dispersal under natural conditions.
In our study area, these types of breeding sites are predominant and rainfall-dependent as also observed elsewhere [ 35, 36].
The close proximity of adequate steppe feeding areas to breeding cliffs is an important habitat requirement.
With the right political incentives, the area of cattle breeding and pasture could be used much more efficiently than the current case.
Analysis of the current spatial arrangement of field margins in the landscape suggested that the area of skylark breeding habitat within 100 m of a field margin could be increased by 46%.
Conservation efforts began in 1997 to bring the species back from the brink, including the creation and restoration of wetlands across the country and the legal protection of breeding areas.
The northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus; NFS) is a widely distributed pinniped that has been shown to exhibit a high degree of philopatry to islands, breeding areas on an island, and even to specific segments of breeding areas.
Northern fur seals have a highly polygynous mating system, and both sexes exhibit philopatry to islands, breeding areas on an island, and even to specific segments of breeding areas [1] [6].
