Bird4pop model for the simulation of foraging, dispersal and population processes of UK passerine birds
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citation: Gardner, E., Robinson, R.A., Broughton, R.K., Hinsley, S.A., Redhead, J.W., Woodward, I., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2024). Bird4pop model for the simulation of foraging, dispersal and population processes of UK passerine birds. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Model). https://doi.org/10.5285/985691ce-e66b-416a-bb85-fc9ad0eca6ed
description: Bird4pop is a process-based model, written in R, that simulates the foraging, dispersal and population processes of nidicolous passerines. It accounts for both amount and configuration of habitat resources to predict spatially-explicit relative abundance and foraging rates, for a given input landscape. The input landcover information must be in raster format. The model can ingest a base landcover raster as well as edgecover rasters, which represent the locations of small habitat features that occupy only a fraction of a pixel. Model outputs are raster stacks with the same spatial extent and resolution as the input landcover raster. The bird4pop model was co-developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the British Trust for Ornithology. It has been parameterised for seven UK birds/bird groups (woodland specialists, woodland generalists, edge-nesting farmland birds, skylark (Alauda arvensis) – an open-nesting farmland bird, nuthatch (Sitta europaea) – a woodland specialist, robin (Erithacus rubecula) – a woodland generalist, yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) – an edge-nesting farmland bird). These parameter files (bird_guild_params.csv and bird_habitat_params.csv) are included. The model’s predictions have been validated against observations of these birds/bird groups collected across Great Britain through the BTO/RSPB/JNCC Breeding Bird Survey. Data in bird_guild_params.csv includes movement ranges (breeding season foraging range, juvenile dispersal range in meters), population growth parameters (nest density per ha, mean number of chicks produced per year, growth parameters in arbitrary units) and survival parameters (yearly adult survival probability, yearly juvenile survival probability) for seven birds/bird groups (woodland specialists, woodland generalists, edge-nesting farmland birds, skylark – an open-nesting farmland bird, nuthatch – a woodland specialist, robin – a woodland generalist, yellowhammer – an edge-nesting farmland bird), used in bird4po…
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date published: 2024-09-30
keywords: Eurasian nuthatch
keywords: European robin
keywords: skylark
keywords: United Kingdom
keywords: yellowhammer
keywords: Animal behaviour
keywords: foraging behavior
keywords: dispersal
keywords: animal habitat
keywords: nesting
keywords: animal population
keywords: land cover
keywords: modelling
keywords: bird
keywords: bird species
keywords: breeding bird
keywords: Sitta europaea
keywords: Erithacus rubecula
keywords: Emberiza citrinella
creator: Gardner, E.
creator: Robinson, R.A.
creator: Broughton, R.K.
creator: Hinsley, S.A.
creator: Redhead, J.W.
creator: Woodward, I.
creator: Pywell, R.F.
creator: Bullock, J.M.
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funding: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects
license: Open Government Licence v3
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publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

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Woodward, I.
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Pywell, R.F.
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