Extreme precipitation reduces reproductive output of an endangered raptor

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 52; no. 6; pp. 1500 - 1508
• Main Authors: Fisher, Ryan J, Wellicome, Troy I, Bayne, Erin M, Poulin, Ray G, Todd, L. Danielle, Ford, Adam T, Fuller, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications 01.12.2015; John Wiley & Sons Ltd; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: acute weather; adverse effects; Animal reproduction; Athene cunicularia; Birds; birds of prey; breeding season; burrowing; burrowing owl; burrows; Climate change; dietary supplements; Ecology; Endangered & extinct species; exposure; fledglings; flooding; food limitation; food shortages; habitats; highlands; Human-impacted systems; landscapes; nestling survival; nests; Owls; pastures; Precipitation; rain; reproductive performance; soil types; starvation; survival rate; vegetation; wildlife; Wildlife conservation; Canada; ANW, Canada

The frequency and intensity of extreme weather has increased in North America against a backdrop of anthropogenic land change. Few studies have examined how wildlife is affected by extreme weather, and none have examined whether any resulting effects are contingent upon the degree of anthropogenic l...