Journal article
Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?
Avian Conservation and Ecology, Vol.17(1), Art. 11
2022
Abstract
Anthropogenic landscape modification which leads to the displacement of species, is arguably one of the most profound impacts on animal movement globally. In urban landscapes, animal movement is generally impacted by varying levels of increased urbanization. However, this is species dependent and is mostly guided by the surrounding habitat. Fragmentation and habitat patch isolation must be considered at scales appropriate to the study species. Using telemetry, we test these assumptions investigating movement patterns of flocks of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso; RTBC) between three regions: urban, peri-urban, and forest using GPS and satellite PTT. This species occurs at varying levels of urbanization, however, how this might affect its movements is largely unknown. We did not find evidence that RTBC movement was impaired in the urban region compared with peri-urban or forest regions. It found, however, a significant within-region variation in movement extent among flocks and across regions depending on foraging resource availability and location. Differences in daily movement distance (Av. 4.96 - 16.41 km) and home range size (6.02 - 52.57 km2) between urban flocks appeared to be associated with the proximity of green spaces as roosts and foraging sites, with roadside vegetation providing important foraging resources and movement corridors. Key urban habitats were predominantly located in public nature reserves and private properties, with roadside vegetation connecting these sites for RTBC. The findings of this study highlight that conservation management for this and many other threatened species should regard the urban landscape as a critical habitat for urban adapted species. This would include management of its green spaces with connectivity and offsets from roads in mind. Furthermore, future research should focus on identifying additional key habitat sites (resource selection) and species distribution modeling, which will facilitate an active and adaptive approach towards this species' conservation management.
Details
- Title
- Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?
- Authors/Creators
- S.J.E. Rycken (Author/Creator)K.S. Warren (Author/Creator)L. Yeap (Author/Creator)R. Donaldson (Author/Creator)P. Mawson (Author/Creator)R. Dawson (Author/Creator)J.M. Shephard (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Avian Conservation and Ecology, Vol.17(1), Art. 11
- Publisher
- The Resilience Alliance
- Identifiers
- 991005540477107891
- Copyright
- © 2022 by the author(s).
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability; Harry Butler Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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