General Information
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
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
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
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
Blood samples No
Feather samples No
Other samples NA
Samples analysed NA

 

Environmental data
Food availability data No
Temperature data Available upon request
Rainfall data Available upon request
Other environmental data NA