- Habitat Preference and Nest Predation Risk in the Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- ㆍ 저자명
- Kim. Mi-Ran
- ㆍ 간행물명
- Journal of ecology and field biology : JEFB
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2009년|32권 1호|pp.41-45 (5 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국생태학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
For last 150 years, blackbirds have moved from their ancestral habitat, the woodland edge, to man-made habitats such as farmland, parks and gardens. These alternative habitats have become one of main blackbird habitats. I compared density of nests and blackbirds in parks, woodland and campus of University of East Anglia to investigate habitat preference. Blackbirds preferred the area covered by $10sim50%$ of tree or bush patches for their foraging and nesting sites. Blackbirds were more frequently found near buildings rather than far from buildings. Nest characteristics did not affect predation rate and nest preference. This study suggests that man-made habitats may be important for avoiding predation.