SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL：
Table S1 Published estimates of Kentish plover nest survival worldwide.
Country
China
Area
Liaoning
Coordinate
38°43'N
Year
Average nest
Apparent
survival
nest
(±95% CI)
survival
1994-1995
Reference
0.575
(Yu and Pei 1996)
0.891
(Liu and Chen
121°02'E
China
Taiwan
24°04'N
1999
0.835
120°24'E
Hungary
Korea
Csongrád
46°20'N
megye
20°04'E
Busan
35°06'N
2002)
1980-1985
0.453
(Székely 1991)
1995-1996
0.369
(Hong and Higashi
128°56'E
Morocco
Rabat-Bouznika
34°03’N
2008)
2003-2004
6°50'W
Portugal
Coimbra
40°19'N
Farasan Islands
Arabia
Spain
16°39'N
0.584
(Hanane 2011)
0.320
(Norte and Ramos
(0.418,0.576)
2002
8°50'W
Saudi
0.504
0.168
(0.011,0.510)
2007-2009
2004)
0.148
42°10'E
Málaga
37°06'N
2011)
1991-1992
0.193
4°45'W
Spain
Málaga
37°06'N
Seville
37°07'N
6°07’W
(Fraga and Amat
1996)
1991-1999
0.290
4°45'W
Spain
(AlRashidi et al.
(Amat and Masero
2004)
2005-2007
0.464
(0.454,0.719)
(Toral and
Figuerola 2012)
United
Abu Dhabi
Arab
24°16'N
2005-2006
54°36'E
0.204
0.218
(0.158,0.262)
(Kosztolanyi et al.
2009)
Emirates
USA
California
32°30'N
1994-1997
117°15'W
USA
California
33°23'N
California
36°52'N
(Powell 2001)
(0.460,0.550)
1994-1999
117°35'W
USA
0.500
0.540
(Powell et al.
(0.430,0.680)
1977-1982
2002)
0.582
121°43'W
USA
California
36°52'N
1986)
1984-1990
0.430
121°56'W
USA
California
37°30'N
(Warriner et al.
(Neuman et al.
2004)
2004
0.814
(Strong et al. 2004)
0.850
(Tucci et al. 2006)
0.410
(Demers and
122°04'W
USA
California
37°30'N
2005
0.791
122°04'W
USA
California
37°30'N
2009-2010
122°04'W
Robinson-Nilsen
2012)
USA
California
37°30'N
2006
0.491
0.580
122°04'W
USA
California
37°30'N
2007)
2008
0.657
0.547
122°04'W
USA
California
37°30'N
California
38°02'N
122°47'W
(Robinson et al.
2008)
2010
0.518
0.412
122°04'W
USA
(Robinson et al.
(Robinson-Nilsen
et al. 2010)
1999-2000
0.612
(Ruhlen et al.
2003)
USA
California
38°N
1978
0.504
0.539
(Page et al. 1983)
1978-1982
0.592
(Page et al. 1985)
2000
0.641
(McAllister et al.
119°W
USA
California
38°N
119°W
USA
California
41°40'N
12°47'W
USA
California
41°40'N
2001)
2001-2004
0.684
12°47'W
USA
California
41°40'N
2005)
2003
0.370
12°47'W
USA
California
41°40'N
California
41°40'N
2007
0.537
California
41°40'N
2001-2007
0.421
California
41°40'N
2001-2004
0.464
California
41°40'N
2001-2009
California
41°40'N
0.492
0.550
(0.294,1.000)
2006-2007
12°47'W
USA
0.343
(Colwell et al.
(0.220,0.470)
2007-2009
Colorado
38°04'N
102°57'W
(Colwell et al.
2011)
2007)
0.113
12°47'W
USA
(Colwell and
LeValley 2005)
12°47'W
USA
(Colwell et al.
2007)
12°47'W
USA
(Colwell et al.
2007)
12°47'W
USA
(Colwell et al.
2003)
12°47'W
USA
(Colwell et al.
(Hardy and
Colwell 2012)
1994-1995
0.556
(Mabee and Estelle
2000)
USA
Kansas
38°10'N
2005-2006
98°30'W
USA
Kansas
38°27'N
0.200
0.610
(0.105,0.294)
1970-1971
(Sexson and Farley
2012)
0.575
(Boyd 1972)
98°39'W
USA
Oklahoma
36°45'N
1990-1994
98°15'W
USA
Oklahoma
36°46'N
0.840
(Koenen et al.
(0.760,0.900)
1977-1978
1996b)
0.584
98°10'W
USA
Oklahoma
36°46'N
1982)
1993-1994
98°10'W
USA
Oklahoma
36°46'N
Oregon
43°21'N
1995-1996
Texas
32°N
1990-2006
Texas
32°N
1998-1999
Utah
41°09'N
2008-2009
Washington
46°45'N
0.197
0.335
0.276
1990-1993
0.270
(Lauten et al.
2006)
0.399
Washington
46°45'N
24°05'W
(Conway et al.
2005)
0.277
(Saalfeld et al.
2011)
0.411
(Paton 1995)
0.355
(Pearson et al.
(0.054,0.492)
2006
0.324
24°05'W
USA
(Winton et al.
2000)
(0.101,0.363)
112°09'W
USA
0.436
(0.300,0.370)
103°W
USA
0.465
1996a)
(0.050,0.680)
103°W
USA
(Koenen et al.
(0.370,0.580)
124°13'W
USA
0.380
(0.280,0.490)
98°10'W
USA
(Grover and Knopf
2007)
2007
0.370
0.489
(Pearson et al.
2008)
USA
Washington
46°45'N
2008
0.453
0.446
124°05'W
(Pearson et al.
2009)
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