Alexander Jason S, Jorgensen Joel G, Brown Mary Bomberger
Department of Geology and Geophysics University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming.
Nongame Bird Program Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Lincoln Nebraska.
Ecol Evol. 2018 May 2;8(11):5674-5679. doi: 10.1002/ece3.4109. eCollection 2018 Jun.
In a recent study, Farnsworth et al. (2017) used distributions of nest initiation dates drawn mostly from human-created, off-channel habitats and a model of emergent sandbar habitat to evaluate the hypothesis that least terns () and piping plovers () are physiologically adapted to initiate nests concurrent with the cessation of spring river flow rises on two sections of the Platte River, Nebraska. The study by Farnsworth et al. (2017) has several shortcomings which bring into question the authors' principal assertion that interior least tern and piping plovers are not adapted to occupying and nesting on river sandbars on the Platte River system. We identify these shortcomings and provide information, which, we suggest, would change their conclusions if incorporated. : https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4097.
在最近的一项研究中，法恩斯沃思等人（2017年）利用主要从人工建造的非河道栖息地获取的筑巢开始日期分布以及一个新生沙洲栖息地模型，来评估以下假设：在内布拉斯加州普拉特河的两个河段， least terns（）和笛鸻（）在生理上适应于在春季河流水位停止上涨时开始筑巢。法恩斯沃思等人（2017年）的研究存在几个缺点，这使得作者关于内陆least tern和笛鸻不适应在普拉特河水系的河沙洲上栖息和筑巢的主要论断受到质疑。我们指出了这些缺点，并提供了一些信息，我们认为，如果将这些信息纳入研究，将会改变他们的结论。链接：https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4097 。 （注：文中括号里的物种名原文未完整给出，所以翻译时保留括号）
