Bird Population Demographic Data for Wind Farm Impact Assessment

Dutch breeding populations of seven bird species, including the Common Starling and Black-tailed Godwit, are modeled using survival and reproduction rates. The data supports the construction of matrix population models for assessing wind farm collision mortality, as detailed in the accompanying paper by Schippers et al. (2020). It includes species-specific demographic parameters and, for some species, separate analyses for periods with contrasting population trends.

Use Cases

• Modeling population growth rates for bird species based on published survival and reproduction rates.
• Assessing the impact of wind turbine collisions on bird populations using demographic parameters.
• Comparing life-history strategies across species using data on age of first reproduction and fecundity.
• Analyzing temporal changes in population trends for species with long-term demographic data.

Strengths

• Data for seven distinct bird species with contrasting life histories, such as the Common Starling which reproduces at age one.
• Includes detailed demographic rates (e.g., mean survival, reproduction) sourced from scientific articles and reports.
• For the Western Marsh Harrier, incorporates previously unpublished nest success and capture-mark-resighting data from over 12,000 ringed birds.
• Separate population trend analyses for species like the Common Starling across defined periods (1960-1978, 1978-1990, 1990-2012).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Eelke Jongejans, Radboud University Nijmegen, via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Demographic rates parameterized from scientific literature and unpublished field data for population model construction.

Time Range

Data spans various periods per species, with some analyses covering 1960-2012.

Geography

Primarily the Netherlands, focusing on Dutch breeding populations.