Abstract
We provide field monitoring data of a territorial raptor (the booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus), that was intensively monitored over a period of 18 years (1998–2015) in a Mediterranean forested area of south-eastern Spain designated as a Special Protection Area (Natura 2000 Network) for this species. The data set compiles all the relevant information about the occupation of territories and nests, reproductive ecology, long-term monitoring of marked individuals and influence of parent’s colour morph on brood size. Several questions concerning the population ecology of forest-dwelling raptors and factors conditioning territorial occupancy, such as location cues or site fidelity, are addressed. This type of long-term population monitoring has high potential for replication, reuse and comparison purposes, providing insights for monitoring other long-lived, territorial species.
Highlights
Background & SummaryLong-term population monitoring provides valuable insights into ecology, environmental change and the management of natural resources[1]
We believe these standardized protocols on long‐term data management will be useful to wildlife managers, ecologists, and others to develop their management programmes and improve their ability to archive and share important ecological data[4]
It is important that monitoring projects provide detailed guidance with broad recommendations for data collection, data management and examples which are useful for practitioners
Summary
Background & SummaryLong-term population monitoring provides valuable insights into ecology, environmental change and the management of natural resources[1]. We provide census data on a non-invasive long-term (18 years, 1998–2015) monitoring programme of a booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) population in a Mediterranean forested area located in the Natura 2000 Special Protection Area “Sierras de Burete, Lavia y Cambrón”, south-eastern Spain. The dataset[14] includes information about nest and territorial occupancy, productivity, individuals’ identification as well as the colour polymorphism of booted eagle.
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