Woodpecker abundance in a logged (40 years ago) vs. unlogged lowland dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 261-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. ROBINSON STYRING ◽  
KALAN ICKES
Keyword(s):  
Forest Type ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Dipterocarp Forests ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Logged Forest

Woodpeckers (Picidae) are a group of birds particularly sensitive to logging and deforestation because they nest in cavities located in large trees and often forage on large trunks or standing dead trees. The diverse woodpecker community of lowland dipterocarp forests in Peninsular Malaysia was investigated in a forest selectively logged 40 y ago and in adjacent primary forest at Pasoh Forest Reserve (PFR). Line transects were conducted at dawn and dusk in each forest type to document potential differences in the woodpecker communities in logged vs. unlogged forest. A total of 121 woodpeckers were recorded along transects, including 14 of the 15 species known to occur at PFR. Eleven species were encountered in logged forest, 12 species were encountered in primary forest, and nine species were found at both sites. A significant difference in the overall woodpecker community between the two forest types was found. Of the most common species, Meiglyptes tristis, Reinwardtipicus validus and Dryocopus javensis were significantly more common in primary forest. Only one species, Picus mentalis, was significantly more abundant in logged forest. Possible causes for the differences observed are discussed.

scholarly journals Managing threatened ungulates in logged-primary forest mosaics in Malaysia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243932
Author(s):  
Mark Rayan D. ◽  
Matthew Linkie
Keyword(s):  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Selective Logging ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Sampling Effort ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Lower Elevation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Logged Forest ◽  
Timber Plantations ◽  
Species Specific

Across the tropics, large-bodied mammals have been affected by selective logging in ways that vary with levels of timber extraction, collateral damage, species-specific traits and secondary effects of hunting, as facilitated by improved access through logging roads. In Peninsular Malaysia, 3.0 million hectares or 61 percent of its Permanent Reserved Forests is officially assigned for commercial selective logging. Understanding how wildlife adapts and uses logged forest is critical for its management and, for threatened species, their conservation. In this study, we quantify the population status of four tropical ungulate species in a large selectively logged forest reserve and an adjacent primary forest protected area. We then conduct finer scale analyses to identify the species-specific factors that determine their occurrence. A combined indirect sign-camera trapping approach with a large sampling effort (2,665 km and 27,780 trap nights surveyed) covering a wide area (560 km2) generated species-specific detection probabilities and site occupancies. Populations of wild boar were widespread across both logged and primary forests, whereas sambar and muntjac occupancy was lower in logged forest (48.4% and 19.2% respectively), with gaur showing no significant difference. Subsequent modelling revealed the importance of conserving lower elevation habitat in both habitat types, particularly <1,000 m asl, for which occupancies of sambar, muntjac and gaur were typically higher. This finding is important because 75 percent (~13,400 km2) of Peninsular Malaysia’s Main Range Forest (Banjaran Titiwangsa) is under 1,000 m asl and therefore at risk of being converted to industrial timber plantations, which calls for renewed thinking around forest management planning.

A 6 year longitudinal study of post-fire woody carbon dynamics in California’s forests

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 610-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca N.I. Eskelson ◽  
Vicente J. Monleon ◽  
Jeremy S. Fried
Keyword(s):  
Forest Fires ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Fire Severity ◽  
National Forest Inventory ◽  
Repeated Measurements ◽  
Carbon Pools ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Standing Trees ◽  
Standing Dead

We examined the dynamics of aboveground forest woody carbon pools — live trees, standing dead trees, and down wood — during the first 6 years following wildfire across a wide range of conditions, which are characteristic of California forest fires. From repeated measurements of the same plots, we estimated change in woody carbon pools as a function of crown fire severity as indicated by a post-fire index, years since fire, pre-fire woody carbon, forest type group (hardwood vs. softwood), elevation, and climate attributes. Our analysis relied on 130 U.S. national forest inventory plots measured before and 1 year after fire, with one additional remeasurement within 6 years after fire. There was no evidence of net change in total wood carbon, defined for this study as the wood in standing trees larger than 12.7 cm diameter at breast height and down wood larger than 7.6 cm in diameter, over the post-fire period in any of the three severity classes. Stands that burned at low severity exhibited considerable shifts from live to standing dead and down wood pools. In stands that burned at moderate severity, live wood decreased significantly whereas no net change was detected in standing dead or down wood. High severity fire burning resulted in movement from standing dead to down wood pools. Our results suggest that the carbon trajectories for stand-replacing fires may not be appropriate for the majority of California’s forest area that burned at low to moderate severities.

scholarly journals The relationship between organic matter stocks in coarse woody debris and the stand phytomass in middle taiga pine forests on the European North-East Russia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
А.Ф. Осипов ◽  
И.Н. Кутявин
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Pine Forests ◽  
Stand Age ◽  
North East ◽  
European North ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Standing Dead Trees

Приведены результаты исследований структуры и запасов крупных древес- ных остатков (КДО) в среднетаежных сосняках европейского Северо-Востока России, различающихся условиями произрастания и возрастом. К КДО относили сухостойные деревья, валеж и пни диаметром более 6 см. Определены запасы древесины и масса органического вещества в отдельных компонентах (сухостой, валеж, пни) КДО, которые зависят от стадии развития насаждения. Так, в перестойном сосняке черничном наблюдаются более высокие концентрации запасов древесины и органического вещества в гниющей древесине, тогда как в средне- возрастных насаждениях сосняков черничных и чернично-сфагновых более низ- кие. Во всех исследованных насаждениях отмечаются сухостойные деревья. Валеж, пни и сломанные на разной высоте деревья присутствуют в восьми насаждениях. Эти элементы КДО отсутствуют в средневозрастных сосновых древостоях черничного и чернично-сфагнового типа. Выявлено, что в валежнике преобладают деревья, древесина которых находится на начальных стадиях деструкции. По литературным данным представлены результаты исследований запа- сов органического вещества и их распределения по фракциям древостоя. Рассчи- тано соотношение между запасами растущих деревьев и КДО, которое варьирует в широких пределах в зависимости от возраста древостоев. Для оценки взаимо- связи между изучаемыми параметрами были использованы литературные дан- ные, содержащие сведения о массе КДО и древостоя для отдельных пробных площадей. Выявлена положительная (r = 0,57), статистически значимая взаимосвязь между изучаемыми параметрами. Полученные данные можно использовать для уточнения и выведения конверсионных коэффициентов, которые послужат для оценки массы КДО в лесных экосистемах крупных регионов. Structure and stocks of coarse woody debris (CWD) are investigated in the eleven pine forests on European North-East of Russia. Objects under study are differing on forest type and stage of developments. CWD included standing dead trees, fallen dead trees and stumps with a diameter of more than 6 cm. Wood volume and organic matter in separate components of CWD are determined. The mass of CWD depends from stand age. The highest concentrations observed in a overmature pine forest of Myrtillus type but the lowest – in middle-aged stands of Myrtillus and Sphagnosa type. Standing dead trees are noted in all investigated objects. Fallen dead trees and stumps are present in eight stands. These elements are absent in the middle-aged pine stands of Myrtillus and Sphagnosa type. The initial stages of wood destruction dominate in the fallen dead trees. Biomass of stands and it distribution on fractions were present on data that published earlier. The correlation between organic matter mass in CWD and biomass was calculated. It varied in vide range depend on stand age. Literature data were used for estimation relationship between parameters under study. These contained information about forest type, age, CWD mass and stand biomass for separate sample plots. We found positive, statistically significant correlation between CWD stocks and stand biomass. The obtained data can be used to refine and deduce conversion coefficients that will serve to estimate the mass of CWD in forest ecosystems of large regions.

Size-specific mortality, growth, and structure of a Great Smoky Mountains red spruce population

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard T. Busing ◽  
Xinyuan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Great Smoky Mountains ◽  
Canopy Trees ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Smoky Mountains ◽  
Specific Mortality ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Sigmoid Curve ◽  
Annual Mortality

Old-growth population dynamics of Picearubens Sarg. were studied in a montane spruce–fir forest in North Carolina and Tennessee. Size-class structure fit a semilogarithmic rotated sigmoid curve typical of a stable population. Although the population contained trees of all ages, a large proportion of the population was less than 100 years old; few trees were greater than 350 years old. Mortality rates were estimated from a 2-decade census and from population structure data. For trees above breast height, annual mortality was approximately 1% of the population. Small trees (<30 cm dbh) and large trees (>60 cm dbh) had mortality rates exceeding 0.7% per year. Intermediate-sized trees tended to have low mortality rates (<0.5% per year) and high radial growth rates. Growth in the 10-year interval preceding death tended to be slow for standing dead trees. Standing death of canopy trees was more prevalent than death by windfall. These findings emphasized the influence of stand dynamics on spruce growth and mortality.

scholarly journals Hornbill abundance in unlogged forest, selectively logged forest and a forest plantation in Arunachal Pradesh, India

Oryx ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparajita Datta
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Growth ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Tree Density ◽  
Selective Logging ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Logged Forest ◽  
Fig Tree

The responses of hornbills to selective logging were determined by comparing their diversity and abundance in five habitats classified according to logging history. Relative abundance of three hornbill species was compared along trails in recently logged forest, 20–25-year-old logged forest, unlogged primary forest, a relatively disturbed primary forest and a plantation in Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary and adjoining reserve forests in western Arunachal Pradesh. The species recorded were the Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris, wreathed hornbill Aceros undulatus and great hornbill Buceros bicornis. The great hornbill was the most common species overall and its abundance varied across habitats, being highest in unlogged forest. The Oriental pied hornbill, which was recorded in only two habitats, seemed to show a distinct habitat preference for secondary growth, rivermargin forests. Wreathed hornbill abundance did not differ between habitats. Differences in species abundance probably reflect aspects of their ecology, such as degree of territoriality, diet and movement patterns, and differential vulnerability to hunting and disturbance. Great hornbill abundance was correlated with large tree density (GBH ≥ 150 cm) and basal area characteristic of unlogged primary forests, while Oriental pied hornbill abundance was negatively correlated with tall forest, indicating its greater numbers in low-stature river-margin forest. Wreathed hornbill abundance was not correlated with any vegetation variable, which is probably related to its reported nomadic movements in search of fruit patches. Hornbill abundance was not correlated with densities of potential food and nest tree species. Although hornbill abundance was not correlated with fig tree density, this was probably because areas where relative fig tree densities were lower often contained a few large fruiting figs. Because hornbills are large mobile birds, they can find resources such as fruiting figs even in otherwise unsuitable habitat.

scholarly journals Cavity-tree use and frequency of response to playback by the Tropical Screech-Owl in northwestern Argentina

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Alejandro A. Schaaf ◽  
Ever Tallei ◽  
Natalia Politi ◽  
Luis Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Control Site ◽  
Northwestern Argentina ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Logged Forest ◽  
Standing Dead Trees ◽  
Cavity Tree

The Tropical Screech-Owl (Megascops choliba) is a nocturnal raptor with a wide distribution across the Neotropics, which uses cavity trees as nesting and roosting sites. Our objectives were to address cavity use by the Tropical Screech-Owl in the piedmont forest of Argentina and to evaluate if logging affects the availability of suitable cavities for nesting and roosting and the frequency of response of the species to playback. The Tropical Screech-Owl used trees with DBH values > 46 cm of three tree species (69% Calycophyllum multiflorum, 15% Phyllostylon rhamnoides, and 8% Cedrela angustifolia), besides standing dead trees (8%). The density of suitable cavities was significantly lower in logged forests than in the control site. The frequency of response of the species to playback was significantly lower at one logged site. Our results can contribute to delineate sustainable forest management to ensure the conservation of this owl in logged forest.

scholarly journals Classification of Tree Species as Well as Standing Dead Trees Using Triple Wavelength ALS in a Temperate Forest

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 2614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Amiri ◽  
Peter Krzystek ◽  
Marco Heurich ◽  
Andrew Skidmore
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Feature Selection Method ◽  
Silver Fir ◽  
Maximum Point ◽  
Individual Tree ◽  
Dead Trees ◽  
Multi Wavelength ◽  
Standing Dead ◽  
Standing Dead Trees ◽  
532 Nm

Knowledge about forest structures, particularly of deadwood, is fundamental for understanding, protecting, and conserving forest biodiversity. While individual tree-based approaches using single wavelength airborne laserscanning (ALS) can successfully distinguish broadleaf and coniferous trees, they still perform multiple tree species classifications with limited accuracy. Moreover, the mapping of standing dead trees is becoming increasingly important for damage calculation after pest infestation or biodiversity assessment. Recent advances in sensor technology have led to the development of new ALS systems that provide up to three different wavelengths. In this study, we present a novel method which classifies three tree species (Norway spruce, European beech, Silver fir), and dead spruce trees with crowns using full waveform ALS data acquired from three different sensors (wavelengths 532 nm, 1064 nm, 1550 nm). The ALS data were acquired in the Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany) under leaf-on conditions with a maximum point density of 200 points/m 2 . To avoid overfitting of the classifier and to find the most prominent features, we embed a forward feature selection method. We tested our classification procedure using 20 sample plots with 586 measured reference trees. Using single wavelength datasets, the highest accuracy achieved was 74% (wavelength = 1064 nm), followed by 69% (wavelength = 1550 nm) and 65% (wavelength = 532 nm). An improvement of 8–17% over single wavelength datasets was achieved when the multi wavelength data were used. Overall, the contribution of the waveform-based features to the classification accuracy was higher than that of the geometric features by approximately 10%. Our results show that the features derived from a multi wavelength ALS point cloud significantly improve the detailed mapping of tree species and standing dead trees.

scholarly journals Effects of habitat edges on vegetation structure and the vulnerable golden-brown mouse lemur (Microcebus ravelobensis) in northwestern Madagascar

BMC Ecology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Andriatsitohaina ◽  
Daniel Romero-Mujalli ◽  
Malcolm S. Ramsay ◽  
Frederik Kiene ◽  
Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass ◽  
Edge Effects ◽  
Vegetation Structure ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Tree Height ◽  
Logistic Function ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Large Trees ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Vegetation Parameters

Abstract Background Edge effects can influence species composition and community structure as a result of changes in microenvironment and edaphic variables. We investigated effects of habitat edges on vegetation structure, abundance and body mass of one vulnerable Microcebus species in northwestern Madagascar. We trapped mouse lemurs along four 1000-m transects (total of 2424 trap nights) that ran perpendicular to the forest edge. We installed 16 pairs of 20 m2 vegetation plots along each transect and measured nine vegetation parameters. To determine the responses of the vegetation and animals to an increasing distance to the edge, we tested the fit of four alternative mathematical functions (linear, power, logistic and unimodal) to the data and derived the depth of edge influence (DEI) for all parameters. Results Logistic and unimodal functions best explained edge responses of vegetation parameters, and the logistic function performed best for abundance and body mass of M. ravelobensis. The DEI varied between 50 m (no. of seedlings, no. of liana, dbh of large trees [dbh ≥ 10 cm]) and 460 m (tree height of large trees) for the vegetation parameters, whereas it was 340 m for M. ravelobensis abundance and 390 m for body mass, corresponding best to the DEI of small tree [dbh < 10 cm] density (360 m). Small trees were significantly taller and the density of seedlings was higher in the interior than in the edge habitat. However, there was no significant difference in M. ravelobensis abundance and body mass between interior and edge habitats, suggesting that M. ravelobensis did not show a strong edge response in the study region. Finally, regression analyses revealed three negative (species abundance and three vegetation parameters) and two positive relationships (body mass and two vegetation parameters), suggesting an impact of vegetation structure on M. ravelobensis which may be partly independent of edge effects. Conclusions A comparison of our results with previous findings reveals that edge effects are variable in space in a small nocturnal primate from Madagascar. Such an ecological plasticity could be extremely relevant for mitigating species responses to habitat loss and anthropogenic disturbances.

scholarly journals Responses of Bat Communities (Mammalia: Chiroptera) to Forest Loss and Habitat Conversion in Southern Cameroon

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292110103
Author(s):  
Patrick Jules Atagana ◽  
Eric Moïse Bakwo Fils ◽  
Sevilor Kekeunou
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Forest ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Habitat Transformation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Southern Cameroon ◽  
Habitat Conversion ◽  
Species Specific

We aimed to assess how bats are affected by habitat transformation by comparing bat assemblages in four habitat types: primary forest, secondary forest, cocoa plantations and human habitations in the Dja Biosphere Reserve of southern Cameroon. Bats were sampled in the four habitat types using mist nets. During 126 nights, a total of 413 bats were captured, belonging to four families, 16 genera and 24 species. Ninety three individuals (17 species) were captured in the primary forest, followed by plantations (105 individuals, 14 species), human habitations (159 individuals, 10 species), and secondary forest (55 individuals, eight species). Megaloglossus woermanni was recorded in all the four habitats, and was the most abundant species (105 individuals). The analysis of bat assemblage between habitat types showed a statistically significant difference in species composition. The distribution of the six most abundant species ( Epomops franqueti, Megaloglossus woermanni, Rousettus aegyptiacus, Dohyrina cyclops, Hipposideros cf. caffer and Hipposideros cf. ruber) was influenced by habitat types. Our results suggest that the decrease in species richness observed in disturbed habitats may be due to habitat perturbations of primary forest habitats. Therefore, it is important to examine the effects of habitat conversion at species level, as responses are often species-specific.

scholarly journals Perceived quality of care among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the north east region of peninsular Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorfariza Nordin ◽  
Suhaily Mohd Hairon ◽  
Najib Majdi Yaacob ◽  
Anees Abdul Hamid ◽  
Seoparjoo Azmel Mohd Isa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
East Region ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Care ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background People with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are best managed by a chronic care model that is associated with enhanced quality of care and improved patient outcome. Assessing patients’ perceived quality of care is crucial in improving the healthcare delivery system. Hence, this study determined the perceived quality of care among people with T2DM and explored its associations with (i) sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and (ii) types of healthcare clinics to guide future planning. Methods A cross-sectional study involving 20 primary healthcare clinics in the North East Region of Peninsular Malaysia and people with T2DM as the sampling unit was conducted from February to May 2019. The pro forma checklist, interview-guided Skala Kepuasan Interaksi Perubatan-11, and Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (Malay version; PACIC-M) questionnaire were used for data collection. Univariate analysis and linear regression were used to determine the status of perceived quality of care and the factors associated with the perceived quality of care, respectively. Results Overall, data from 772 participants were analyzed. The majority was from the Malay ethnic group (95.6%) with a mean (standard deviation [SD]) glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) level of 8.91% (2.30). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) of the number of medical officers available at each clinic was 6 (7), with Family Doctor Concept (FDC) clinics having a higher number of medical officers than non-FDC clinics (p = 0.001). The overall mean (SD) PACIC-M score was 2.65 (0.54) with no significant difference between scores of patients treated in the two clinic types (p = 0.806). Higher perceived quality of care was associated with lower number of medical officers (adjusted regression coefficient [Adj.β], − 0.021; p-value [p], 0.001), and greater doctor–patient interaction in all domains: distress relief (Adj.β, 0.033; p, < 0.001), rapport (Adj.β, 0.056; p, < 0.001), and interaction outcome (Adj.β, 0.022; p, 0.003). Conclusion Although there was no significant difference found between clinic type, this study reflects that patients are comfortable when managed by the same doctor, which may support a better doctor-patient interaction. A larger specialized primary care workforce could improve diabetes care in Malaysia.

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