A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia
The breeding success of Fairy Terns in New Caledonia is poorly known despite the species being considered nationally endangered. Between June and October 2004, we surveyed 22 islets and coral banks in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia at least once for the presence of breeding Fairy Terns (Sterna nereis). We present the first reports of the breeding success of Fairy Terns in the Southern Lagoon, and compare it with populations in Australia and New Zealand.We observed a protracted nesting period (3 months) and a low overall rate of nesting success (probability of a nest producing at least onefledging,P = 0.19) for colonies on Îlot Kae and Îlot Atire, with a higherfledging rate (P = 0.57) than hatching success (P = 0.34). In addition, no fledglings were produced from late nests. These levels of breeding success were similar to those found for the endangered subspecies of Fairy Tern inNewZealand. The population of Fairy Terns in the Lagoon appears to be increasing after an earlier disappearance of the population from the area. We recommend more regular surveys on the New Caledonian subspecies of Fairy Tern.
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dig-cirad-fr-5494152024-01-28T17:06:19Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/549415/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/549415/ A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia. Baling Marleen, Jeffries Darryl, Barré Nicolas, Brunton Dianne H.. 2009. Emu, 109 : 57-61.https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08047 <https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08047> A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia Baling, Marleen Jeffries, Darryl Barré, Nicolas Brunton, Dianne H. eng 2009 Emu L20 - Écologie animale L53 - Physiologie animale - Reproduction oiseau http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_935 Nouvelle-Calédonie France http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5155 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 The breeding success of Fairy Terns in New Caledonia is poorly known despite the species being considered nationally endangered. Between June and October 2004, we surveyed 22 islets and coral banks in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia at least once for the presence of breeding Fairy Terns (Sterna nereis). We present the first reports of the breeding success of Fairy Terns in the Southern Lagoon, and compare it with populations in Australia and New Zealand.We observed a protracted nesting period (3 months) and a low overall rate of nesting success (probability of a nest producing at least onefledging,P = 0.19) for colonies on Îlot Kae and Îlot Atire, with a higherfledging rate (P = 0.57) than hatching success (P = 0.34). In addition, no fledglings were produced from late nests. These levels of breeding success were similar to those found for the endangered subspecies of Fairy Tern inNewZealand. The population of Fairy Terns in the Lagoon appears to be increasing after an earlier disappearance of the population from the area. We recommend more regular surveys on the New Caledonian subspecies of Fairy Tern. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/549415/1/document_549415.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08047 10.1071/MU08047 http://catalogue-bibliotheques.cirad.fr/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=204228 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1071/MU08047 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1071/MU08047 |
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The breeding success of Fairy Terns in New Caledonia is poorly known despite the species being considered nationally endangered. Between June and October 2004, we surveyed 22 islets and coral banks in the Southern Lagoon of New Caledonia at least once for the presence of breeding Fairy Terns (Sterna nereis). We present the first reports of the breeding success of Fairy Terns in the Southern Lagoon, and compare it with populations in Australia and New Zealand.We observed a protracted nesting period (3 months) and a low overall rate of nesting success (probability of a nest producing at least onefledging,P = 0.19) for colonies on Îlot Kae and Îlot Atire, with a higherfledging rate (P = 0.57) than hatching success (P = 0.34). In addition, no fledglings were produced from late nests. These levels of breeding success were similar to those found for the endangered subspecies of Fairy Tern inNewZealand. The population of Fairy Terns in the Lagoon appears to be increasing after an earlier disappearance of the population from the area. We recommend more regular surveys on the New Caledonian subspecies of Fairy Tern. |
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A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia |
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A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia |
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A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia |
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A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia |
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A survey of fairy tern (Sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, New Caledonia |
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survey of fairy tern (sterna nereis) breeding colonies in the southern lagoon, new caledonia |
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