Long, Sarah E., Devlin, Jack J., Raposo, Pedro, Porter, Ben J. and Hereward, Hannah F. R.
2021.
Habitat categorisation and mapping of a seabird reserve: Ilhéu da Praia, Azores.
Seabird
33
, pp. 53-65.
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Abstract
The removal of invasive species and mitigation of habitat loss are vital conservation tools for species such as seabirds. We surveyed habitats across the entirety of a small seabird islet reserve, Ilhéu da Praia, in the Azores, two decades on from mammalian eradication and floral restoration. Here, we present a fine-scale map, to a 12 metre resolution, representing the first full habitat survey of this islet. This resource can serve as a baseline for monitoring future habitat changes to this internationally important seabird islet. Following restoration efforts in the 1990s, the islet’s dominant habitats are meadow, grassland dominated by Festuca petraea, or a combination of the two. We also report a novel observation of both Band-rumped Hydrobates castro and Monteiro’s H. monteiroi Storm Petrels breeding in the cavities of Tamarix africana, an invasive tree species.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Publication |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > Biosciences |
| Publisher: | The Seabird Group |
| ISSN: | 1757-5842 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 1 February 2022 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 19 February 2021 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2024 03:10 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/143952 |
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