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Identifying drivers of Florida Scrub-Jay reproductive success in the absence of helpers, 1989-2021

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.1791.1
Title:Identifying drivers of Florida Scrub-Jay reproductive success in the absence of helpers, 1989-2021
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Florida Scrub-Jays (FSJ) are federally Threatened, cooperatively breeding birds, where about half of breeding pairs typically have helpers. Factors affecting reproductive success of this species in the absence of helpers has received little attention. This dataset contains reproductive and environmental data relevant to a subset of known age breeding pairs that did not have helpers at Archbold Biological Station (ABS) from 1989 to 2021. Generalized linear mixed models were used to explain variation in reproductive output (offspring survived to 75 days) in relation to: male and female breeding experience and environmental variables (acorn abundance, fire history, and territory size), with year and territory ID included as random effects. Reproductive output was associated with female breeding experience and all three environmental variables. The findings highlight the importance of fire-maintained oak scrub in FSJ reproductive success, which is consistent with management recommendations for this species.

Publication Date:2024-11-06
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Time Period
Begin:
1989
End:
2021

People and Organizations
Contact:Smith, Olivia (Archbold Biological Station, Avian Ecology Intern) [  email ]
Creator:Smith, Olivia (Archbold Biological Station, Avian Ecology Intern)
Creator:Barve, Sahas (Archbold Biological Station, John W. Fitzpatrick Director of Avian Ecology, Assistant Research Biologist)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Breeder and habitat variables
Description:
Contains data for: Florida Scrub-Jay breeder information, habitat characteristics, territory ID, and reproductive success from years 1989-2021.
Detailed Metadata

Data Entities

Data Table

Data:https://pasta-s.lternet.edu/package/data/eml/edi/1791/1/7984a16c9e21e3729163e704efa2fc43
Name:Breeder and habitat variables
Description:Contains data for: Florida Scrub-Jay breeder information, habitat characteristics, territory ID, and reproductive success from years 1989-2021.
Number of Records:221
Number of Columns:8

Table Structure
Object Name:Breeder_and_habitat_variables.csv
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Table Column Descriptions
 Territory_IDYear_IDReproductive_outputBF_ExperienceBM_ExperienceTerritory_sizeTime_since_fireAvg_acorn_crop
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Year_ID  
Reproductive_output  
BF_Experience  
BM_Experience  
Territory_size  
Time_since_fire  
Avg_acorn_crop  
Definition:Numeric identifier for Florida Scrub Jay territoryNumeric identifier for breeding year. Note that actual year has been masked and integer is not related to the year it represents.Number of offspring that survived to 75 days oldNumber of years the female has bredNumber of years the male has bredSize of Florida Scrub-Jay breeding pair's territoryNumber of years since fire last occurred in the breeding pair's territoryAveraged sum of acorn crop of five oak species: Quercus myrtifolia, Q. inopina, Q. geminata, Q. chapmanii, and Q. minima
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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)cooperative breeding
LTER Controlled Vocabularylong term monitoring, fires, reproduction, ecology

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

Florida Scrub-Jays at Archbold Biological Station (ABS) were sexed and identifiable via unique color bands. Breeding pairs were subset to those that did not have helpers, ranging from 1989-2021. Offspring were monitored weekly for survival, up until 75 days old. Every April, territory extents were recorded by observing defensive behavior at the boundaries of FSJ groups. ABS has documented on-site fire history since 1967, which were recorded in burn units. These units did not align with FSJ territories, so time since fire values are derived from the burn unit with the greatest overlap with a given territorial. Oaks (Quercus myrtifolia, Q. inopina, Q. geminata, Q. chapmanii, and, rarely, Q. minima) at ABS are surveyed annually in late summer for acorn counts. Annual average acorn counts for all five species were summed and compared to reproductive output for the following breeding season.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Olivia Smith
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Position:Avian Ecology Intern
Email Address:
oas.olivia.smith@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8965-3781
Individual: Sahas Barve
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Position:John W. Fitzpatrick Director of Avian Ecology, Assistant Research Biologist
Email Address:
sbarve@archbold-station.org
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5840-8023
Contacts:
Individual: Olivia Smith
Organization:Archbold Biological Station
Position:Avian Ecology Intern
Email Address:
oas.olivia.smith@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8965-3781

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
1989
End:
2021
Geographic Region:
Description:Archbold Biological Station
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  27.21143Southern:  27.120002
Western:  -81.370065Eastern:  -81.332396
Taxonomic Range:
Classification:
Rank Name:Species
Rank Value:Aphelocoma coerulescens

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Drivers of Florida Scrub-Jay reproductive success in the absence of helpers
Personnel:
Individual: Olivia Smith
Email Address:
oas.olivia.smith@gmail.com
Id:https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8965-3781
Role:2023 Avian Ecology Intern
Abstract:

This is a 2023 Avian Ecology Intern independent research project at Archbold Biological Station. The study examines drivers of Florida Scrub-Jay reproductive success in the absence of helpers.

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

The creators will not be adding any additional data to this particular project in the future. Therefore, no updates will be necessary.

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