Habitat quality from individual- and population-level perspectives and implications for management

摘要: Many wildlife management prescriptions are either implicitly or explicitly designed to improve habitat quality for a focal species, but is often difficult quantify. Depending upon the approach used define and identify high-quality habitat, decisions may differ widely. Although individual-level measures of based on per capita reproduction (e.g., average nesting success, number young produced pair) most common in literature, they not align with population-level that reflect within defined area. Using data cerulean warbler (Setophaga cerulea) collected Cumberland Mountains (Tennessee, USA; 2008–2010) as an example, we illustrate how lack concordance between individual- can have real-world implications. © 2015 The Wildlife Society.