Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Study Species
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Habitat | PC1 | PC2 |
---|---|---|
Tree cover | 0.657 | −0.277 |
Open habitat | 0.427 | 0.895 |
Wetland habitat | −0.994 | −0.103 |
Anthropomorphized habitat | 0.595 | −0.508 |
Eigenvalues | 1.956 | 1.146 |
Cumulative var (%) | 48.894 | 28.656 |
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Model | Parameter | Odds Ratio [95% CI] | X2 | p |
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(A) Y ~Year + Species + Year × Species | Year | 1.183 [1.016; 1.432] | 4.742 | 0.029 |
Species | 2.148 [1.388; 3.323] | 6.817 | 0.009 | |
Year × Species | 1.219 [1.047; 1.477] | 6.801 | 0.009 | |
(B) Y ~Year (Zenaida aurita) | Year | 0.970 [0.935; 1.005] | 2.832 | 0.092 |
(C) Y ~Year (Patagioenas corensis) | Year | 1.442 [1.066; 2.112] | 5.821 | 0.016 |
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Cambrone, C.; Levesque, A.; Cézilly, F. Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies. Biology 2024, 13, 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080585
Cambrone C, Levesque A, Cézilly F. Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies. Biology. 2024; 13(8):585. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080585
Chicago/Turabian StyleCambrone, Christopher, Anthony Levesque, and Frank Cézilly. 2024. "Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies" Biology 13, no. 8: 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080585
APA StyleCambrone, C., Levesque, A., & Cézilly, F. (2024). Using Citizen Science and Field Surveys to Document the Introduction, Establishment, and Rapid Spread of the Bare-Eyed Pigeon, Patagioenas corensis, on the Island of Saint-Martin, West Indies. Biology, 13(8), 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13080585