Terminology help

[Michael Gochfeld]

For my two sents: Resident implies to me that the species occurs there consistently, year after year and over winters. If so, "breeding resident" would be suitable, or simply "breeds". You could use "breeding resident" or "breeding visitor", which bird-people sometimes distinguish.  This would allow you to distinguish southern species that may move northward and breed in some or most years, but don't over winter.  MICHAEL GOCHFELD

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From: owner-leps-l at lists.yale.edu on behalf of Stillwaugh, Donald M
Sent: Fri 8/24/2007 7:55 AM
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Subject: Terminology help



Good Morning,

In need of some help with terminology.  We are QAQCing our species lists
for various sites including a barrier island.  I want to make the
distinction between those lepidoptera species which are reproducing on
the island and those that stray over (much the same way birders
distinguish those species which are nesting on site as a subset of the
total species observed list).  My question is, do I use "breeding on
site"?  "reproducing on site" just sounds bad to me....is there a better
term out there?   Maybe "residents" ?

Thanks in advance for any input,

Don

Don Stillwaugh, M.S.
Senior Environmental Specialist
Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management
Environmental Lands Division
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Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
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