University of Groningen. Spatial demography of black-tailed godwits Kentie, Roos

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1 University of Groningen Spatial demography of black-tailed godwits Kentie, Roos IMPORTANT NOTE: You are advised to consult the publisher's version (publisher's PDF) if you wish to cite from it. Please check the document version below. Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Publication date: 2015 Link to publication in University of Groningen/UMCG research database Citation for published version (APA): Kentie, R. (2015). Spatial demography of black-tailed godwits: Metapopulation dynamics in a fragmented agricultural landscape [S.l.]: [S.n.] Copyright Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Take-down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Downloaded from the University of Groningen/UMCG research database (Pure): For technical reasons the number of authors shown on this cover page is limited to 10 maximum. Download date:

2 Spatial demography of black tailed godwits Metapopulation dynamics in a fragmented agricultural landscape

3 The research presented in this thesis was carried out at the Animal Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, the Netherlands. External funding for the research presented in this thesis was received from: Kenniskring weidevogels of the former Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Food Safety, and since 2013 by the Province of Fryslân, with additional financial support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (through It Fryske Gea), the Van der Hucht de Beukelaar Stichting, and BirdLife Netherlands. The printing of this thesis was partly funded by the University of Groningen and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Lay out: Dick Visser Cover photo: Sam Jones Cover lay out: Rosemarie Kentie All other photo s: Rosemarie Kentie Illustrations Nederlande Samenvatting: Ysbrand Galama Frisian translation of summary: Wietske Heida Printed by: Off Page ISBN: ISBN: (electronic version) 2015 by R. Kentie

4 Spatial demography of black tailed godwits Metapopulation dynamics in a fragmented agricultural landscape Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties. De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op vrijdag 9 januari 2015 om 14:30 uur door Rosemarie Kentie geboren op 19 mei 1981 te Amsterdam

5 Promotores Prof. dr. T. Piersma Prof. dr. ir. C. Both Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. H. de Kroon Prof. dr. W.J. Sutherland Prof. dr. S. Verhulst

6 Contents Chapter 1 General introduction 7 Box A Numbers and percentages of black tailed godwits in the Netherlands 16 Chapter 2 A modern landscape ecology of black tailed godwits: habitat selection in 19 southwest Friesland, The Netherlands Chapter 3 Management of modern agricultural landscapes facilitates nest predation in 35 Black tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa limosa) Chapter 4 Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of 53 precocial shorebird chicks Chapter 5 Age dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black tailed godwits 71 (Limosa l. limosa) across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitats Chapter 6 Source sink dynamics and predicted growth rate of a shorebird metapopulation 91 in an impoverished agricultural landscape Chapter 7 General discussion: Metapopulation dynamics and conservation applications 115 References 127 Samenvatting / Summary / Friese samenvatting (gearfetting) 143 Acknowledgements 159 List of publications 160 Authors affiliations and addresses 162

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