A GIS-based approach to assess the population size of Kruper's Nuthatch, Sitta krueperi at a newly found breeding area in Inner Anatolia (Aves: Passeriformes)

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Albayrak T., ERDOĞAN A.

ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, vol.49, pp.27-32, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 49
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09397140.2010.10638385
  • Journal Name: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.27-32
  • Keywords: Turkey, GIS, habitat modelling, distribution modelling, Habitat Suitablity Index, HABITAT SUITABILITY, TURKEY, BIRD, MODEL
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

A new breeding area for Kruper's Nuthatch (Sib a krueperi Pelzeln, 1863) was discovered in the Ak Mountains of Yozgat province of Inner Anatolia in pure Scots Pine (Pious silvestris) woodland. The average bird density was 1.23+/-0.85 individuals/km(2). The Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) was applied for altitude and habitat characteristics of Scots Pine within a raster of 500 x 500 in, and, based on this, a model distribution map was prepared using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Using a HIS-based threshold of more than 0.7 and the area of habitat, we calculated the population size of Kruper's Nuthatch in the Ak Mountains region as 558 individuals.

A new breeding area for Kruper's Nuthatch (Sib a krueperi Pelzeln, 1863) was discovered in the Ak Mountains of Yozgat province of Inner Anatolia in pure Scots Pine (Pious silvestris) woodland. The average bird density was 1.23+/-0.85 individuals/km(2). The Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) was applied for altitude and habitat characteristics of Scots Pine within a raster of 500 x 500 in, and, based on this, a model distribution map was prepared using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Using a HIS-based threshold of more than 0.7 and the area of habitat, we calculated the population size of Kruper's Nuthatch in the Ak Mountains region as 558 individuals.