General Information | |
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Data owner | SSQ Sicily |
Contact | TBD if we include this |
Institution | NA |
Conditions of use/Licence | NA |
Data available via pipeline | Yes |
Quality check of the original data | NA |
Study site | |
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Name | Santo Stefano Quisquina, Italy |
Size (ha) | 190.86 |
Major site changes | No |
Latitude | 37°36' N |
Latitude | 13°32' E |
Number of nest boxes (min) | 90 |
Number of nest boxes (max) | 150 |
Vegetation Type | Mixed |
Description of study site | The area comprises three different habitat: a natural wooded area, dominated by the deciduous Downy Oak (Quercus pubescens) and by the evergreen Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), a reforested evergreen pine area dating 55 years, comprising Pinus halepensis and Cupressus sempervirens, and a section of the reforested pine area (Pinus halepensis and Cupressus sempervirens dating 55 years) that was transformed by sylvicultural management in 1996 to include broad-leaved trees (Quercus, Fraxinus, Acer and Ulmus). The third habitat has been included in our study since 1997. |
Species | |
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Species | Parus major, Cyanistes caeruleus |
Start year | 1993 |
End year | NA |
Continuous collection of data | Yes |
Gap years | Between 1993 and 2005 only annual mean breeding parameters have been collected while since 2006 the data of each individual nest box have been collected |
Longest data collection | 22 |
Parental ID's recorded | NA |
List of basic breeding data collected | Laying date of first egg, Clutch size, Hatching date, Number of fledglings, Breeding success. |
Description of the protocols for breeding data collection | NA |
Description of the protocols for taking individual level measurements | NA |
Experimental manipulations | NA |
Description of experimental manipulations | NA |
Predation events recorded | Yes |
How are second clutches recorded? | NA |
Catching data | |
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Individual data | No |
Type of individual data | NA |
Feeding data | Yes |
Type of feeding data | Nest visits, Food intake rates, Faecal sacs removal rates, Prey type, Growth rate. |
Other catching data | Hatching/fledging order, Nest temperatures, Egg colour |
Roosting checks | No |
Winter ringing | No |
Colour rings | No |
Tags | No |
Other | NA |
Genetic data | |
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Blood samples | No |
Feather samples | No |
Other samples | NA |
Samples analysed | NA |
Environmental data | |
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Food availability data | No |
Temperature data | Available upon request |
Rainfall data | Available upon request |
Other environmental data | NA |