Bird4pop model for the simulation of foraging, dispersal and population processes of UK passerine birds
bibliographic 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. 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…
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Bird4pop model code was developed from the poll4pop model (Gardner, et al., 2020; Yclough, 2020). It contains functions that are identical to those used in the poll4pop model, functions that are adapted from functions used in the poll4pop model, and new functions. Data in bird_guild_params.csv is derived from literature data, with subsequent processing to convert units and calculate guild-level values. The growth parameters are set by selecting the values that best reproduced observed responses of woodland specialist birds to habitat fragmentation. Data in bird_habitat_params is derived from an expert opinion questionnaire completed by four researchers. The mean scores and their standard error are weighted according to the self-reported certainty scores that experts gave alongside their habitat resource scores.
spatial: Location
contact point: Gardner, E.
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: United Kingdom
subject: Animal behaviour
subject: bird
subject: bird species
subject: yellowhammer
subject: European robin
subject: Eurasian nuthatch
subject: skylark
subject: foraging behavior
subject: dispersal
subject: animal population
subject: breeding bird
subject: modelling
subject: Sitta europaea
subject: Erithacus rubecula
subject: Emberiza citrinella
subject: nesting
subject: land cover
subject: animal habitat
was generated by: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects
type: Software
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: RACC
creator: Gardner, E.
creator: Robinson, R.A.
creator: Broughton, R.K.
creator: Woodward, I.
language: en

Gardner, E.
type: Person
family name: Gardner
given name: E.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Robinson, R.A.
type: Person
family name: Robinson
given name: R.A.
member: British Trust for Ornithology

Broughton, R.K.
type: Person
family name: Broughton
given name: R.K.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Hinsley, S.A.
type: Person
family name: Hinsley
given name: S.A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Redhead, J.W.
type: Person
family name: Redhead
given name: J.W.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Woodward, I.
type: Person
family name: Woodward
given name: I.
member: British Trust for Ornithology

Pywell, R.F.
type: Person
family name: Pywell
given name: R.F.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bullock, J.M.
type: Person
family name: Bullock
given name: J.M.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Animal behaviour
type: Concept

bird
type: Concept

bird species
type: Concept

foraging behavior
type: Concept

dispersal
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animal population
type: Concept

breeding bird
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modelling
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Sitta europaea
type: Concept

Erithacus rubecula
type: Concept

Emberiza citrinella
type: Concept

nesting
type: Concept

land cover
type: Concept

animal habitat
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

British Trust for Ornithology
type: Organization