An artificial nest experiment indicates equal nesting success of waders in coastal meadows and mires

摘要: Degradation of the distinct, diverse and abundant wader communities in Estonian coastal meadows has been recorded along with ceasing agricultural management there. At same time, species have occupying adjacent inland mires. This study examined possibility that waders are switching their habitat due to increased nest predation meadows. However, no differences average daily survival rates artificial nests were found between Data on real indicated reflect fate nests. We suggest may lost a past safety advantage now breeders re-settling according current quality. given general decline waders, temporally increasing populations mire hardly self-sustaining. Therefore, attempts restore crucial for Baltic several species.