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Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe

Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe
Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe
This database collates vital rate estimates for the common eider (Somateria mollissima), providing a complete demographic parameterization for this slow life‐history species. Monitored across its circumpolar range, the common eider represents a data‐rich exemplar species for the less‐studied seaducks, many of which are under threat.
The database contains estimates of the following vital rates: first- year survival; second- year survival; adult annual survival; first breeding (both age‐specific recruitment probability, and breeding propensity across potential recruitment ages); breeding propensity of established female breeders; clutch size; hatching success; and fledging success. These estimates are drawn from 134 studies, across the scientific and grey literature, including three previously inaccessible datasets on clutch size that were contributed in response to a call for data through the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Duck Specialist Group.
Although clutch size has been much studied, the contributed datasets have enhanced coverage of studies reported in non‐English languages, which were otherwise only represented when cited in English‐language publications. Breeding propensity has been little studied, perhaps because adult females are often assumed to attempt breeding every year; we obtained a mean breeding propensity of 0.72. Our synthesis highlights the following gaps in data availability: juvenile and male survival; population change; and studies from Russia (at least accessible in English).
The database is intended to serve population modellers and scientists involved in the policy and practice of seaduck conservation and management.
breeding propensity, common eider, conservation, database, seaduck, vital rate
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Petersen, Aevar
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Tertitski, Grigori
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Doncaster, Charles
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Ezard, Thomas
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Hilton, Geoff
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Nicol-Harper, Alex
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Wood, Kevin
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Major, Heather
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Petersen, Aevar
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Tertitski, Grigori
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Doncaster, Charles
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Ezard, Thomas
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Hilton, Geoff
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Nicol-Harper, Alex, Wood, Kevin, Diamond, Antony, Major, Heather, Petersen, Aevar, Tertitski, Grigori, Doncaster, Charles, Ezard, Thomas and Hilton, Geoff (2021) Vital rate estimates for the common eider Somateria mollissima, a data-rich exemplar of the seaduck tribe. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2 (4), [e12108]. (doi:10.1002/2688-8319.12108).

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Abstract

This database collates vital rate estimates for the common eider (Somateria mollissima), providing a complete demographic parameterization for this slow life‐history species. Monitored across its circumpolar range, the common eider represents a data‐rich exemplar species for the less‐studied seaducks, many of which are under threat.
The database contains estimates of the following vital rates: first- year survival; second- year survival; adult annual survival; first breeding (both age‐specific recruitment probability, and breeding propensity across potential recruitment ages); breeding propensity of established female breeders; clutch size; hatching success; and fledging success. These estimates are drawn from 134 studies, across the scientific and grey literature, including three previously inaccessible datasets on clutch size that were contributed in response to a call for data through the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Duck Specialist Group.
Although clutch size has been much studied, the contributed datasets have enhanced coverage of studies reported in non‐English languages, which were otherwise only represented when cited in English‐language publications. Breeding propensity has been little studied, perhaps because adult females are often assumed to attempt breeding every year; we obtained a mean breeding propensity of 0.72. Our synthesis highlights the following gaps in data availability: juvenile and male survival; population change; and studies from Russia (at least accessible in English).
The database is intended to serve population modellers and scientists involved in the policy and practice of seaduck conservation and management.

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Accepted/In Press date: 27 September 2021
Published date: 2 December 2021
Keywords: breeding propensity, common eider, conservation, database, seaduck, vital rate

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Local EPrints ID: 452960
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/452960
PURE UUID: 3eff6a1f-3978-4301-a5ae-00967adecb84
ORCID for Alex Nicol-Harper: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8684-9333
ORCID for Charles Doncaster: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-0693
ORCID for Thomas Ezard: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8305-6605

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Date deposited: 07 Jan 2022 11:46
Last modified: 22 Jun 2024 01:58

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Author: Kevin Wood
Author: Antony Diamond
Author: Heather Major
Author: Aevar Petersen
Author: Grigori Tertitski
Author: Thomas Ezard ORCID iD
Author: Geoff Hilton

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