Habitat suitability and demography, a time-dependent relationship.

ABSTRACT: The habitat suitability index, which reflects spatial variability in species occurrence probability, has been shown to exhibit various contrasting relationships with local demographic performances (survival, productivity) in several species. One proposed explanation for these discrepancies is that the link between the habitat suitability index and demography is influenced by density-dependent, temporally variable processes. Based on the survival rates of more than 3,000 nests monitored over 12 years in the North African Houbara Bustard, we investigated whether the habitat suitability index computed over the species breeding range is related to nest survival throughout the breeding season, accounting for variation in meteorological conditions. We found that the relationship between the habi

SUBMITTER: Bacon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5383465 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature