View in EDS

Habitat selection by stone partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro‐tropical Sudan savanna.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Habitat selection by stone partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro‐tropical Sudan savanna.
Authors: Agaigbe, Nguvan M.1,2 (AUTHOR) nguvan.agaigbe@okstate.edu, Thompson, Emmanuel3 (AUTHOR), Atuo, Fidelis A.1 (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Wildlife Management. Jul2026, Vol. 90 Issue 5, p1-19. 19p.
Subject Terms: *Habitat selection, *Fire ecology, *Botany, *Savanna ecology, *Fire management, *Savannas, Predation, Partridges
Geographic Terms: Sudan
Abstract: Fire is a key disturbance that drives community dynamics and ecosystem functions. While natural resource managers have increasingly relied on fire as a management tool to conserve biodiversity in fire‐prone systems, key gaps remain in our understanding of how fire characteristics drive habitat selection and species persistence in tropical savannas. We evaluated the mechanisms through which fire‐created variability mediates habitat selection in a fire‐prone Sudan savanna landscape. Using data from adult stone partridges (Ptilachapus petrosus) fitted with radio transmitters and monitored between November 2020 and July 2022, we assessed the role of time since last fire, fire severity, and vegetation characteristics on resource selection by stone partridges at 2 spatial extents. At a broader spatial extent of 20‐m × 20‐m, partridges appeared to select recently burnt areas up to 2 years after fire, but their selection decreased as fire severity increased. Partridges tended to avoid taller woody vegetation that could serve as perches for aerial predators in favor of shrubs (<1‐m tall) with thicket understories that minimized predation risk. At a smaller spatial extent of 2‐m × 2‐m plots, partridges were inclined to select patches that experienced recent fires with high litter cover, while avoiding patches with increasing grass height or bare ground. Our results highlight the important role of low‐severity fires in fine‐scale habitat selection by stone partridges in an Afro‐tropical savanna. Partridge's selection of low‐severity burnt patches suggests an adaptation to fine‐scale alterations in savanna vegetation driven by recurrent low‐severity fires. This knowledge is beneficial in developing effective management strategies that could benefit native species in Afro‐tropical savannas, where fire suppression policies are still enforced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Wildlife Management is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: GreenFILE
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: 8gh
DbLabel: GreenFILE
An: 194450812
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Habitat selection by stone partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro‐tropical Sudan savanna.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Agaigbe%2C+Nguvan+M%2E%22&quot;&gt;Agaigbe, Nguvan M.&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;relatesTo&gt;1,2&lt;/relatesTo&gt; (AUTHOR)&lt;i&gt; nguvan.agaigbe@okstate.edu&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Thompson%2C+Emmanuel%22&quot;&gt;Thompson, Emmanuel&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;relatesTo&gt;3&lt;/relatesTo&gt; (AUTHOR)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;AR&quot; term=&quot;%22Atuo%2C+Fidelis+A%2E%22&quot;&gt;Atuo, Fidelis A.&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;relatesTo&gt;1&lt;/relatesTo&gt; (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;JN&quot; term=&quot;%22Journal+of+Wildlife+Management%22&quot;&gt;Journal of Wildlife Management&lt;/searchLink&gt;. Jul2026, Vol. 90 Issue 5, p1-19. 19p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subject Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: *&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Habitat+selection%22&quot;&gt;Habitat selection&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Fire+ecology%22&quot;&gt;Fire ecology&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Botany%22&quot;&gt;Botany&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Savanna+ecology%22&quot;&gt;Savanna ecology&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Fire+management%22&quot;&gt;Fire management&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Savannas%22&quot;&gt;Savannas&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Predation%22&quot;&gt;Predation&lt;/searchLink&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Partridges%22&quot;&gt;Partridges&lt;/searchLink&gt;
– Name: SubjectGeographic
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: &lt;searchLink fieldCode=&quot;DE&quot; term=&quot;%22Sudan%22&quot;&gt;Sudan&lt;/searchLink&gt;
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Fire is a key disturbance that drives community dynamics and ecosystem functions. While natural resource managers have increasingly relied on fire as a management tool to conserve biodiversity in fire‐prone systems, key gaps remain in our understanding of how fire characteristics drive habitat selection and species persistence in tropical savannas. We evaluated the mechanisms through which fire‐created variability mediates habitat selection in a fire‐prone Sudan savanna landscape. Using data from adult stone partridges (Ptilachapus petrosus) fitted with radio transmitters and monitored between November 2020 and July 2022, we assessed the role of time since last fire, fire severity, and vegetation characteristics on resource selection by stone partridges at 2 spatial extents. At a broader spatial extent of 20‐m &#215; 20‐m, partridges appeared to select recently burnt areas up to 2 years after fire, but their selection decreased as fire severity increased. Partridges tended to avoid taller woody vegetation that could serve as perches for aerial predators in favor of shrubs (&lt;1‐m tall) with thicket understories that minimized predation risk. At a smaller spatial extent of 2‐m &#215; 2‐m plots, partridges were inclined to select patches that experienced recent fires with high litter cover, while avoiding patches with increasing grass height or bare ground. Our results highlight the important role of low‐severity fires in fine‐scale habitat selection by stone partridges in an Afro‐tropical savanna. Partridge&#39;s selection of low‐severity burnt patches suggests an adaptation to fine‐scale alterations in savanna vegetation driven by recurrent low‐severity fires. This knowledge is beneficial in developing effective management strategies that could benefit native species in Afro‐tropical savannas, where fire suppression policies are still enforced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: &lt;i&gt;Copyright of Journal of Wildlife Management is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder&#39;s express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.&lt;/i&gt; (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=8gh&AN=194450812
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1002/jwmg.70203
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 19
        StartPage: 1
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Habitat selection
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Fire ecology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Botany
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Savanna ecology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Fire management
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Savannas
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Predation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Partridges
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Sudan
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Habitat selection by stone partridge elucidates the ecological benefits of fire management in an Afro‐tropical Sudan savanna.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Agaigbe, Nguvan M.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Thompson, Emmanuel
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Atuo, Fidelis A.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 07
              Text: Jul2026
              Type: published
              Y: 2026
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 0022541X
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 90
            – Type: issue
              Value: 5
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Wildlife Management
              Type: main
ResultId 1