Bird Movement and Demography in Colombian Silvopastoral Systems
Project Outline
Description: Bird movement and survival in silvopastoral landscapes. We seek to understand whether more complex silvopastoral farms (which integrate a variety of tree and shrub species) add connectivity to the landscape compared to grass monocultures, and improve bird movement or demographic rates.
Project background: Starting in 2022, Aaron Skinner began this project with a pilot study conducting bird point counts, mist-nests and capture-mark-capture techniques in silvopastoral farmlands in Colombia. Aaron was assisted by Santiago Lugo Enciso throughout the 2022 field season.
Principle Collaborators: Dr.Nick Bayly (SELVA), Dr. Camila Gómez (SELVA), Dr. Christina Kennedy (TNC)
Project Partners: SELVA: Research for Conservation in the Neotropics; The Nature Conservancy
Funding Partners: The University of British Columbia; The American Ornithological Society
PATHWAY ONE
Research Themes
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WoRCS Lab Members
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Aaron skinner
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