Factors Affecting Florida Scrub-Jay Nest Survival on Ocala National Forest, Florida

• Published in: The Journal of wildlife management Vol. 75; no. 5; pp. 1040 - 1050
• Main Authors: Franzreb, Kathleen E, Zarnoch, Stanley J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA The Wildlife Society 01.07.2011; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Age; Animal nesting; Aphelocoma coerulescens; Bird nesting; Birds; Breeding seasons; Breeding sites; Burning; Burns; Competition; Data collection; Florida; Florida scrub-jay; Forest habitats; forest management; Habitat; Habitat availability; Habitats; Incubation; Mosaics; National forests; nest daily survival models; nest survival; Nesting; Nests; Ocala National Forest; Parametric models; Population growth; Predators; Prescribed fire; Private lands; Reforestation; Sand; Seeds; Stand age; Survival; Vegetation; Wildfire; Wildfires; Wildlife habitats; Wildlife management; Wildlife sanctuaries; Ocala National Forest; USA, Florida

One of the main populations of the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens), a federally threatened species, occurs on Ocala National Forest, Florida. We determined the nest daily survival rate (DSR) of 474 nests of Florida scrub-jays in stands subject to sand pine reforestation management after...