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Badia-Boher JA, Real J, Riera JL, Bartumeus F, Parés F, Bas JM, Hernández-Matías A. Joint estimation of survival and dispersal effectively corrects the permanent emigration bias in mark-recapture analyses. Sci Rep 2023; 13:6970. [PMID: 37117204 PMCID: PMC10147689 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32866-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023] Open
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Robust and reliable estimates of demographic parameters are essential to understand population dynamics. Natal dispersal is a common process in monitored populations and can cause underestimations of survival and dispersal due to permanent emigration. Here, we present a multistate Bayesian capture-mark-recapture approach based on a joint estimation of natal dispersal kernel and detection probabilities to address biases in survival, dispersal, and related demographic parameters when dispersal information is limited. We implement this approach to long-term data of a threatened population: the Bonelli's eagle in Catalonia (SW Europe). To assess the method's performance, we compare demographic estimates structured by sex, age, and breeding status in cases of limited versus large data scales, with those of classical models where dispersal and detection probabilities are estimated separately. Results show substantial corrections of demographic estimates. Natal dispersal and permanent emigration probabilities were larger in females, and consequently, female non-breeder survival showed larger differences between separate and joint estimation models. Moreover, our results suggest that estimates are sensitive to the choice of the dispersal kernel, fat-tailed kernels providing larger values in cases of data limitation. This study provides a general multistate framework to model demographic parameters while correcting permanent emigration biases caused by natal dispersal.
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- Jaume A Badia-Boher
- Equip de Biologia de la Conservació, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Equip de Biologia de la Conservació, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Equip de Biologia de la Conservació, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Advanced Studies of Blanes (CEAB-CSIC), Blanes, Spain
- Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
- Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Equip de Biologia de la Conservació, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Animal Biology Lab & BioLand, Departament de Ciències Ambientals, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Equip de Biologia de la Conservació, Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia I Ciències Ambientals and Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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Millsap BA, Gedir JV, Abadi F, Gould MJ, Madden K. A two‐sex integrated population model reveals intersexual differences in life history strategies in Cooper's hawks. Ecosphere 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.4368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Brian A. Millsap
- Division of Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology New Mexico State University Las Cruces New Mexico USA
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- Division of Migratory Bird Management U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque New Mexico USA
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Nater CR, Burgess MD, Coffey P, Harris B, Lander F, Price D, Reed M, Robinson RA. Spatial consistency in drivers of population dynamics of a declining migratory bird. J Anim Ecol 2023; 92:97-111. [PMID: 36321197 PMCID: PMC10099983 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Many migratory species are in decline across their geographical ranges. Single-population studies can provide important insights into drivers at a local scale, but effective conservation requires multi-population perspectives. This is challenging because relevant data are often hard to consolidate, and state-of-the-art analytical tools are typically tailored to specific datasets. We capitalized on a recent data harmonization initiative (SPI-Birds) and linked it to a generalized modelling framework to identify the demographic and environmental drivers of large-scale population decline in migratory pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) breeding across Britain. We implemented a generalized integrated population model (IPM) to estimate age-specific vital rates, including their dependency on environmental conditions, and total and breeding population size of pied flycatchers using long-term (34-64 years) monitoring data from seven locations representative of the British breeding range. We then quantified the relative contributions of different vital rates and population structure to changes in short- and long-term population growth rate using transient life table response experiments (LTREs). Substantial covariation in population sizes across breeding locations suggested that change was the result of large-scale drivers. This was supported by LTRE analyses, which attributed past changes in short-term population growth rates and long-term population trends primarily to variation in annual survival and dispersal dynamics, which largely act during migration and/or nonbreeding season. Contributions of variation in local reproductive parameters were small in comparison, despite sensitivity to local temperature and rainfall within the breeding period. We show that both short- and long-term population changes of British breeding pied flycatchers are likely linked to factors acting during migration and in nonbreeding areas, where future research should be prioritized. We illustrate the potential of multi-population analyses for informing management at (inter)national scales and highlight the importance of data standardization, generalized and accessible analytical tools, and reproducible workflows to achieve them.
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- Chloé R Nater
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway.,Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, UK.,PiedFly.Net, Yarner Wood, Devon, UK.,Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Merseyside Ringing Group, Merseyside, UK
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- PiedFly.Net, Yarner Wood, Devon, UK.,Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK
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- 143 Daniells Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK
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Spector M, Clevenstine AJ, Cajandig M, Caldow C, Duncan EA, Peavey Reeves LE, Freedman RM. Network analysis reveals aggregation behaviour for an endangered predator at an offshore island. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2022; 101:1366-1370. [PMID: 35920367 PMCID: PMC9826185 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Site fidelity and aggregation behaviour were assessed for giant sea bass Stereolepis gigas (GSB) at Santa Barbara Island, California, USA, from 2018 to 2020. Results indicate seasonal variation in GSB presence, and network analyses revealed a preferred location in a spatially constrained pattern, indicative of aggregation behaviour. Results show GSB aggregated annually during spawning months in the same location, confirming the first known aggregation of GSB at Santa Barbara Island. Identifying and monitoring aggregation sites is vital to ensuring proper protection and ultimate recovery for this protected species in a changing climate.
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- Michael Spector
- NOAA Olympic Coast National Marine SanctuaryPort AngelesWashingtonUSA
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- NOAA Channel Islands National Marine SanctuarySanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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- NOAA Channel Islands National Marine SanctuarySanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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Efford MG, Schofield MR. A review of movement models in open population capture–recapture. Methods Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Murray G. Efford
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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Study on the Evolution of the Source-Flow-Sink Pattern of China’s Chunyun Population Migration Network: Evidence from Tencent Big Data. URBAN SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/urbansci5030066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We construct a comprehensive analysis framework of population flow in China. To do so, we take prefecture-level administrative regions as the basic research unit of population flow and use source-sink theory and flow space theory. Additionally, we reveal the dynamic differentiation of population flow patterns and the evolution of population source-flow-sink systems. We try to provide a theoretical basis for the formulation of population development policies and regional spatial governance. The results show the following: (1) The Hu Huanyong Line has a strong spatial lock-in effect on population flow. Additionally, provincial capital cities, headed by Hangzhou, Nanjing, and Hefei, have played an increasingly prominent role in population flow. (2) The developed eastern coastal areas have undertaken China’s main population outflow. The net population flow is spatially high in the middle of the region and low on the two sides, exhibiting an “inverted U-shaped” pattern. Furthermore, the borders of the central provinces form a continuous population inflow area. (3) The hierarchical characteristics of the population flow network are obvious. Strong connections occur between developed cities, and the effect of distance attenuation is weakened. The medium connection network is consistent with the traffic skeleton, and population flow exhibits a strong “bypass effect”. (4) The source and sink areas are divided into four regions similar to China’s three major economic belts. The 10 regions can be refined to identify the main population source and sink regions, and the 18 regions can basically reflect China’s level of urbanization. The network of the population flow source-flow-sink system exhibits notable nesting characteristics. As a result, it creates a situation in which the source areas on both sides of the east and the west are convective to the middle. The hierarchical differentiation of the source-flow sink system is related to the differences between the east and the west and between the north and the south, as well as local differences in China.
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Tong X, Ding YY, Deng JY, Wang R, Chen XY. Source-sink dynamics assists the maintenance of a pollinating wasp. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:4695-4707. [PMID: 34347898 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Dispersal that unites spatially subdivided populations into a metapopulation with source-sink dynamics is crucial for species persistence in fragmented landscapes. Understanding such dynamics for pollinators is particularly urgent owing to the ongoing global pollination crisis. Here, we investigated the population structure and source-sink dynamics of a pollinating wasp (Wiebesia sp. 3) of Ficus pumila in the Zhoushan Archipelago of China. We found significant asymmetry in the pairwise migrant numbers for 22 of 28 cases on the historical timescale, but only two on the contemporary timescale. Despite a small population size, the sole island not colonized by a superior competitor wasp (Wiebesia sp. 1) consistently behaved as a net exporter of migrants, supplying large sinks. Comparable levels of genetic diversity, with few private alleles and low genetic differentiation (total Fst : 0.03; pairwise Fst : 0.0005-0.0791), were revealed among all the islands. There was a significant isolation-by-distance pattern caused mainly by migration between the competition-free island and other islands, otherwise the pattern was negligible. The clustering analysis failed to detect multiple gene pools for the whole region. Thus, the sinks were most probably organized into a patchy population. Moreover, the estimates of effective population sizes were comparable between the two timescales. Thus the source-sink dynamics embedded within a well-connected population network may allow Wiebesia sp. 3 to persist at a competitive disadvantage. This study provides evidence that metapopulations in the real world may be complicated and changeable over time, highlighting the necessity to study such metapopulations in detail.
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- Xin Tong
- Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, China
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- Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, China
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Paquet M, Knape J, Arlt D, Forslund P, Pärt T, Flagstad Ø, Jones CG, Nicoll MAC, Norris K, Pemberton JM, Sand H, Svensson L, Tatayah V, Wabakken P, Wikenros C, Åkesson M, Low M. Integrated population models poorly estimate the demographic contribution of immigration. Methods Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.13667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Matthieu Paquet
- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
- SLU Swedish Species Information Centre Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Mauritian Wildlife Foundation Vacoas Mauritius
- Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Trinity UK
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- Institute of Evolutionary Biology School of Biological Sciences University of Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Faculty of Applied Ecology and Agricultural Sciences Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences Hamar Norway
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Ecology Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Uppsala Sweden
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Study on the Spatial Pattern of Migration Population in Egypt and Its Flow Field Characteristics from the Perspective of “Source-Flow-Sink”. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13010350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Based on the provinces as the spatial nodes of population migration, a “Source-Flow-Sink” analysis framework of population migration flow in Egypt was established by “Source-Sink” Theory and Flow Field Theory to study the migration population in Egypt. It reveals the spatial pattern of the migration population in Egypt and its flow field characteristics and provides theoretical basis for the formulation of population development policies and regional spatial governance planning. The results show that: (1) there are significant spatial differences in the size and rate of migration in Egypt. In 2017, the migration population in Egypt exceeded 2.2 million in total, with a migration rate of 2.33%, and the extreme multiple reached 80 and 12. (2) According to the spatial pattern of geographical distribution, the Source System is divided into five types: axis type, layer type, fan type, oblique symmetry type, and scattered jump type. There are only three types in Sink System, namely wide area coverage type, local development type, and scattered jump type. Source Places lie in the middle, Sink Places are symmetrical from east to west, and Exchange Places are concentrated along the Mediterranean coast in the north of Cairo on the whole, with the initial formation of a “core-periphery” spatial pattern. (3) The interprovincial population migration flow in Egypt is dominated by neighborhood penetration and polarization of high-rank nodes (capitals or regional economic centers), giving rise to 7 modes of central system spatial structures and 3 modes of pole-core interaction. The central system of flow fields with clear priorities and the streamline channel network with layered trunks and branches basically take shape, overall characterized by stepped runoff from east to west, and local convection from south to north.
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