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Abundance, distribution and breeding success of the endemic Gough Island Finch Rowettia goughensis between 2009 and 2018
Emu - Austral Ornithology ( IF 0.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-07-02 , DOI: 10.1080/01584197.2020.1773859
Christopher W. Jones 1 , Michelle M. Risi 1 , Alexis M. Osborne 1 , Graham C. Parker 1, 2 , Kalinka Rexer-Huber 1, 2 , Fabrice Le Bouard 1 , Jaimie B. Cleeland 1 , Katrina Lawrence 1 , David Kinchin-Smith 1 , Emma Witcutt 1 , Thomas Starnes 1 , Alexander L. Bond 1, 3 , Peter G. Ryan 4 , Steffen Oppel 1
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ABSTRACT The impacts of invasive house mice Mus musculus have received increasing attention on islands where mice are the only invasive rodent species. On Gough Island, the impact of mice on seabirds has increased over the past decade, but the current population status of the Critically Endangered Gough Finch Rowettia goughensis is uncertain. Based on nest monitoring at high elevation sites in 2009 (n = 37) and 2018 (n = 45), we found mean nest survival of 55% in both years and a fecundity of 1.31 ± 0.69 fledglings per pair in 2018. Density estimates from territory mapping in 2009 and 2018 were similar to past estimates and indicated little change in upland habitat. Density estimates from line transect distance sampling surveys around the island from 2018 to 2020 revealed higher densities in moorland (55.4 birds/km2) and wet heath (29.5 birds/km2) habitats, compared to coastal tussock (10.9 birds/km2) and lowland fern bush habitat (2.6 birds/km2). Extrapolating these habitat-specific densities across the island indicates a global population of Gough Finches in 2020 of 1917 individuals (95% CI: 1550–2500). Future population surveys using the same design could detect population changes of 40% or more. Our population estimate provides an important baseline for future monitoring following the planned eradication of house mice from Gough Island in 2021. However, we highlight that greater monitoring effort may be needed to increase the power to detect smaller population changes after an invasive species eradication.

中文翻译:

2009-2018年高夫岛特有雀雀Rowettia goughensis的丰度、分布和繁殖成功

摘要 侵入性家鼠的影响 Mus musculus 在老鼠是唯一侵入性啮齿动物的岛屿上受到越来越多的关注。在高夫岛上,老鼠对海鸟的影响在过去十年中有所增加,但目前极度濒危的高夫雀 Rowettia goughensis 的种群状况尚不确定。根据 2009 年(n = 37)和 2018 年(n = 45)在高海拔地区的巢穴监测,我们发现这两年的平均巢穴存活率为 55%,2018 年每对幼鸟的繁殖率为 1.31 ± 0.69。密度估计来自2009 年和 2018 年的领土测绘与过去的估计相似,表明高地栖息地几乎没有变化。2018 年至 2020 年岛上的线样线距离抽样调查的密度估计显示,沼泽地(55.4 只鸟/平方公里)和湿地(29.5 只/平方公里)的密度更高。5 只鸟/平方公里)栖息地,相比之下,沿海草丛(10.9 只鸟/平方公里)和低地蕨类灌木栖息地(2.6 只鸟/平方公里)。推断岛上这些特定栖息地的密度表明,2020 年全球高夫雀种群数量为 1917 只(95% CI:1550-2500)。使用相同设计的未来人口调查可以检测到 40% 或更多的人口变化。在计划于 2021 年根除高夫岛的家鼠之后,我们的人口估计为未来监测提供了重要的基线。然而,我们强调可能需要进行更大的监测工作,以增加在入侵物种根除后检测较小种群变化的能力。推断全岛这些特定栖息地的密度表明,2020 年全球高夫雀种群数量为 1917 只(95% CI:1550-2500)。使用相同设计的未来人口调查可以检测到 40% 或更多的人口变化。在计划于 2021 年根除高夫岛的家鼠之后,我们的人口估计为未来监测提供了重要的基线。然而,我们强调可能需要进行更大的监测工作,以增加在入侵物种根除后检测较小种群变化的能力。推断全岛这些特定栖息地的密度表明,2020 年全球高夫雀种群数量为 1917 只(95% CI:1550-2500)。使用相同设计的未来人口调查可以检测到 40% 或更多的人口变化。在计划于 2021 年根除高夫岛的家鼠之后,我们的人口估计为未来监测提供了重要的基线。然而,我们强调可能需要进行更大的监测工作,以增加在入侵物种根除后检测较小种群变化的能力。
更新日期:2020-07-02
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