Gerald D. Lindsey, Thane K. Pratt, Michelle H. Reynolds, and James D. JacobiUnited States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station)199706Response of six species of Hawaiian forest birds to a 1991-1992 El Nino droughtHawaii National Park, HIU.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station)
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A short-term effect of an El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) drought on capture rates, fat scores, and active nests of 6 resident forest birds in a dryland mamane-naio forest on Mauna Kea, Hawaii was recorded. In 1991-1992, an ENSO resulted in a 9-month drought from October through June. Total rainfall (<67 mm) in our study area was approximately 17% of average. The overall capture rate (number of birds per 100 net-h) for the 6 species combined was 49.9 in 1991, 19.2 in 1992, and 47.5 in 1993. In 1992, the ENSO drought reduced capture rates for 4 species, fat scores for 4 species, and number of active nests for at least 2 species compared to 1991.To study the response of six species of Hawaiian forest birds to a 1991-1992 El Nino drought.From April through September 1991-1993, 10 mist nets were operated. See methodology for more details.199104199309Ground ConditionNone PlannedStudy conducted on the island of Hawaii in the dryland mamane (Sophor chrysophylla)-naio (Myoporum sandwicense) forest near Puu Laau on the southwestern slope of Mauna Kea.-155.58333-155.5833319.8333319.83333NoneEl Nino Southern OscillationENSOdroughtbird capture ratesfat levelsnesting attemptsNoneMauna KeaHawaiiHIPuu LaauNoneNoneHemignathus virensLoxioides bailleuiChasiempis sandwichensisZosterops japonicusHawaii AmakihiPalilaElepaioJapanese White-eyeRed-billed LeiothrixHouse FinchLeiothrix luteaCarpodacus mexicanusAnimalChordataAvesPasseriformesFringillidaeHemignathusHemignathus virensHawaii AmakihiHawaiian birds and honeycreepersAnimalChordataAvesPasseriformesFringillidaeLoxioidesLoxioides bailleuiPalilaAnimalChordataAvesChasiempisChasiempis sandwichensisElepaioAnimalChordataAvesZosteropsZosterops japonicusJapanese White-eyeAnimalChordataAvesLeiothrixLeiothrix lutexRed-billed LeiothrixAnimalChordataAvesCarpodacusCarpodacus mexicanusHouse finchNoneNoneGerald LindseyU.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field StationPrinciple investigatorMailing Address
P.O. Box 44 - Building 344
Hawaii National Park, HIHI96718808-967-7396, ext. 232808-967-8568gerald_lindsey@usgs.govGerald D. Lindsey, Thane K. Pratt, Michelle H. Reynolds, James D. JacobiUnited States Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Hawaii Field Station (now known as Kilauea Field Station)1997Response of six species of Hawaiian forest birds to a 1991-1992 El Nino droughtWilson Bulletin109(2)pp. 339-343.unknownnot applicableunknownFieldNonefixed banding stationsmist netsFrom April through September 1991-1993, they operated 10 mist nets at each of four fixed banding stations to capture birds within the study area. Nets were opened 1-4 days monthly at each banding station. Each bird captured was identified to species, marked with a USFWS aluminum band, and scored for visible fat within the furcular region before being released. Fat scores ranged from zero for no visible fat to four for the interclavicular fossa bulging with fat. Active nests were searched by walking 24 strip transects (each 40 m X 1 km) at monthly intervals during the same six-month period each year. A nest was considered active if eggs or nestlings were found. Capture data were compared by the paired comparison t test and fat scores by the Mann-Whitney U test (Sprent 1993).Sprent, P.1993Applied nonparametric statistical methods.London, United KingdomChapman & HallUnknownUnknownBased on local reference names.Entity - six species of Hawaiian forest birds; Associated attributes - capture rates, fat scores, and active nestsunknownEntity - six Hawaiian forest birds - Hawaii Amakihi, Palila, Elepaio, Japenese White-eye, Red-billed Leiothrix, and House Finch; Associated attributes - mean monthly capture rates, mean monthly fat scoresunknownGerald LindseyU.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, Kilauea Field StationPrinciple investigatorMailing Address
P.O. Box 44 - Building 344
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