Birds’ gap-crossing in open matrices depends on landscape structure, tree size, and predation risk

• Published in: Perspectives in ecology and conservation Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 73 - 82
• Main Authors: Silva, Cristina Magalhães, Pereira, Jader Augusto Costa, Gusmões, Júlia Dell Sol Passos, Mendes, Barbara Emanuelle Penha, Valente, Halissa, Morgan, Ana Paula, Goulart, Dhiéssica, Hasui, Érica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.04.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal movement; antipredatory behavior; birds; decision making; Forest cover; forests; Functional connectivity; habitats; landscapes; Paddock trees; predation; predators; sampling; Stepping stones; trees; Functional connectivity; Forest cover; Animal movement; Paddock trees; Stepping stones

▪ •Birds use scattered trees mainly as stepping stones and feeding sites.•Their use as stepping stones depends on tree size and distance to a forest patch.•Bird are able to move greater distances and at higher frequencies across a landscape using stepping stones.•Both forest cover and tree aggregati...