NDLI: Wetland Use and Selection by Breeding Waterbirds in the Boreal Forest of Quebec, Canada

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Author	Lemelin, Louis Vincent Darveau, Marcel Imbeau, Louis Bordage, Daniel
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Wetlands of remote forested landscapes of Quebec support numerous species of breeding waterbirds yet species-habitat associations remain poorly quantified. From 1990 to 2005, we conducted systematic helicopter surveys of breeding waterfowl and common loons (Gavia immer) across a 540,000-km$^{2}$ forested region of Quebec. Data from this survey were used to investigate local habitat use and selection by waterbirds, based on a wetland classification system derived from digital forestry maps. Detailed indicated-breeding-pair (IBP) distributions were developed for broad aquatic, wetland, and shoreline habitat types. We also estimated selection ratios within groups of similar habitat types. Small (≤8 ha), connected ponds were highly used and selected by five dabbling duck species and by wood duck (Aix sponsa), Canada goose (Branta canadensis), ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris), hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus), common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), and Barrow’s goldeneye (B. islandica). Dabbling duck species, wood duck, and Canada goose made extensive use of streams (25–41% of all IBP). Community organization was mainly driven by openness of aquatic habitat and water movement, i.e., from lentic to lotic habitats. Failure to include streams in waterfowl surveys and habitat mapping could produce biased estimates of wetland habitat use and selection in the boreal forest.
Starting Page	321
Ending Page	332
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02775212
Journal	Wetlands
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	19436246
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-02-25
Publisher Institution	Society of Wetland Scientists
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Eastern Canada Habitat use Waterfowl Small wetlands Streams Landscape Ecology Coastal Sciences Hydrogeology Ecology Environmental Management Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Environmental Chemistry

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