scholarly journals Species co-occurrence and management intensity modulate habitat preferences of forest birds

BMC Biology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Basile ◽  
Thomas Asbeck ◽  
João M. Cordeiro Pereira ◽  
Grzegorz Mikusiński ◽  
Ilse Storch
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Local Effect ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Landscape Context ◽  
Environmental Predictors ◽  
Management Intensity

Abstract Background Species co-occurrences can have profound effects on the habitat use of species, and therefore habitat structure alone cannot fully explain observed abundances. To account for this aspect of community organization, we developed multi-species abundance models, incorporating the local effect of co-occurring and potentially associated species, alongside with environmental predictors, linked mainly to forest management intensity. We coupled it with a landscape-scale analysis to further examine the role of management intensity in modifying the habitat preferences in connection with the landscape context. Using empirical data from the Black Forest in southern Germany, we focused on the forest bird assemblage and in particular on the cavity-nesting and canopy-foraging guilds. We included in the analysis species that co-occur and for which evidence suggests association is likely. Results Our findings show that the local effect of species associations can mitigate the effects of management intensity on forest birds. We also found that bird species express wider habitat preferences in forests under higher management intensity, depending on the landscape context. Conclusions We suspect that species associations may facilitate the utilization of a broader range of environmental conditions under intensive forest management, which benefits some species over others. Networks of associations may be a relevant factor in the effectiveness of conservation-oriented forest management.

scholarly journals Species associations and management intensity modulate the habitat niche breadth of forest birds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Basile ◽  
Thomas Asbeck ◽  
João M. Cordeiro Pereira ◽  
Grzegorz Mikusiński ◽  
Ilse Storch
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Niche Breadth ◽  
Community Organization ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Local Effect ◽  
Landscape Context ◽  
Niche Modelling ◽  
Habitat Niche ◽  
Management Intensity ◽  
Intensively Managed

AbstractSpecies associations can have profound effects on the realized habitat niche of species, indicating that habitat structure alone cannot fully explain observed abundances. To account for this aspect of community organization in niche modelling, we developed multi-species abundance models, incorporating the local effect of potentially associated species, alongside with environmental ones, targeting mainly forest management intensity. We coupled it with a landscape-scale analysis to further examine the role of management intensity in modifying the habitat niche in connection with the landscape context. Using empirical data from the Black Forest in southern Germany, we focused on the forest bird assemblage and in particular on the cavity nester and canopy forager guilds. We included in the analysis species that co-occur and for which evidences suggest association is likely. Our findings show that the local effect of species associations can moderate the effects of management intensity. We also found that species express a larger habitat niche breadth in intensively managed forests, depending on the landscape context. Species associations may facilitate the utilization of a broader range of environmental conditions under intensive forest management, which benefits some species over others. Such network of associations may be a relevant factor in the effectiveness of conservation-oriented forest management.

Effects of landscape context on bird species abundance of tree fall gaps in a temperate deciduous forest of Northern Iran

2012 ◽  
Vol 267 ◽  
pp. 182-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Gharehaghaji ◽  
Afshin Alizadeh Shabani ◽  
Jahangir Feghhi ◽  
Afshin Danehkar ◽  
Mohammad Kaboli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Landscape Context ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forest ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Temperate Deciduous

scholarly journals Variation in hierarchical guild structure between two bird assemblages of a wetland in the Mexican Pacific

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 1540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateo Donald Ruiz Bruce Taylor ◽  
José Luis Rangel Salazar ◽  
Paula Enríquez ◽  
Jorge L. León-Cortés ◽  
Carlos García-Estrada
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Trophic Guilds ◽  
Guild Structure ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Mexican Pacific ◽  
Bird Assemblages

Neotropical wetlands comprise contrasting habitats with highly diverse avifauna, including herbivores, insectivores and carnivores, of both terrestrial and aquatic species. Therefore, comparisons between wetland bird assemblages based only on species identity may disregard turnover within ecological groups, and eclipse important variations between habitat types. We studied bird assemblages from mangrove and estuary habitat types from a coastal lagoon system in Oaxaca, Mexico. For this, we used 640 point counts to obtain data on bird species using those habitats between October 2009 and May 2012. We ascertained guild structure by classifying 139 species in a scalar hierarchy of two-levels: 17 key-resource guilds nested within seven trophic guilds. To evaluate variation in guild structure between habitat types, we contrasted richness and diversity across trophic guilds and tested for variation in abundance within key-resource guilds. We exposed a tendency of greater diversity within terrestrial guilds in mangrove and within aquatic guilds at the estuary. However, these differences were compensatory and neither richness nor diversity varied between habitat types in comparisons across the sets of trophic guilds. Parallel analyses at two hierarchical levels supported the theoretical prediction of greater change at lower levels. Herpetofauna, wood invertebrates, aquatic invertebrates and seeds emerged as dietary components that may explain the distribution of abundance in key-resource guilds. Although the guilds from mangrove and estuary produced comparable sets of richness and diversity values, the actual identity of guilds with high values varied between habitats. On the other hand, species abundance comparisons within guilds pinpointed specific associations with habitat types and this method represents a suitable strategy for identifying habitat preferences in complex wetland bird assemblages.

Altitudinal shifts in forest birds in a Mediterranean mountain range: causes and conservation prospects

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOSÉ LUIS TELLERÍA
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Climate Warming ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Elevation Gradient ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Tree Cover ◽  
Mountain Range ◽  
Mediterranean Mountains ◽  
The Mean

SummaryMediterranean mountains are biodiversity hotspots where northern species occur surrounded by drier and warmer lowlands. In this context, global warming is pushing these species to higher elevations. This paper assesses whether forest birds have experienced a shift upwards over the elevation gradient in the last 35 years in the Guadarrama Mountains (600–2,400 m asl; central Spain). Alternatively, the paper tests whether the reported shifts are related to changes in forest structure resulting from rural abandonment and/or forest management. To do this, sampling carried out from 1976 to 1980 along the elevation gradient was repeated in 2014–2015. In addition, the habitat preferences of birds were used to test if the elevation shifts were related to changes in forest structure. Results show that the mean range position of birds associated with tree cover shifted downwards, a trend supported by an increase in tree-dependent birds at mid-elevations. These trends suggest that an increase in tree cover has buffered the altitudinal shifts of forest birds predicted by climate warming. Results also suggest that proper forest management may improve the resilience of forest bird communities to the pervasive effects of climate warming.

Forest birds and forest management in Ontario: Status, management, and policy

2009 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian D Thompson ◽  
James A Baker ◽  
Susan J Hannon ◽  
Robert S Rempel ◽  
Kandyd J Szuba
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Policy ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Fragmented Landscape ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Atlas Data

This paper presents a summary of presentations and discussions at a 3-day workshop on research and management of forest birds in Ontario forests. While many forest birds in Ontario do not appear to be negatively affected over the long term by forest management, some species were noted as declining using Breeding Bird Atlas data and more research is required to understand the causes, some of which may well be related to habitat change on the wintering grounds. For example, the aerial foragers as a group have declined significantly during the past 20 years. Recent research suggests landscape convergence between managed and fire-origin stands for bird species over time, but negative effects were suggested for boreal chickadee (Poecile hudsonsicus), brown creeper (Certhia familiaris), and some cavity-users, although there is no evidence of declines in these species from the current atlas data. This inconsistency needs to be evaluated. In Carolinian forests, even small-scale tree harvesting in this already highly fragmented landscape can have deleterious effects on breeding success for some species, such as wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) and rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). New modelling techniques and meta-analyses seem to hold considerable promise as tools to help managers understand key habitats, species that require special attention, and as predictive models of forest management effects. A large number of recommendations to improve the management of forest birds are provided and as is a suggested research agenda to improve our understanding of key factors affecting birds in managed forests. Key words: forest birds, forest management, boreal forest, Great Lakes–St. Lawrence forest, Carolinian forest, indicators, modelling, cavity nester, spruce budworm, forest policy, Ontario

A test of Ontario's Habitat Suitability Matrix as a forest management planning tool for forest birds

2007 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B Holmes ◽  
Lisa A Venier ◽  
Brian J Naylor ◽  
J. Ryan Zimmerling
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Boreal Forest ◽  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Forest Management Planning ◽  
Forest Bird

We used point-count data collected as part of Bird Studies Canada's Boreal Forest Bird Program to validate habitat suitability models for 22 forest bird species in Ontario's Habitat Suitability Matrix. We found that many of the species'models performed relatively poorly in discriminating between occupied and unoccupied sites, primarily due to the high error of commission rates (false positive predictions). Since species presence and abundance were assessed by single, five minute point counts, insufficient sampling was at least partly responsible for some of the observed over-prediction. Results suggested that model parameters for at least nine of the species tested (hairy woodpecker [Picoides villosus], blueheaded vireo [Vireo solitarius], red-eyed vireo [Vireo olivaceus], red-breasted nuthatch [Sitta canadensis], Swainson's thrush [Catharus ustulatus], hermit thrush [Catharus guttatus], Tennessee warbler [Vermivora peregrina], Blackburnian warbler [Dendroica fusca] and dark-eyed junco [Junco hyemalis]) should be reviewed to improve the predictive capability of the models and to ensure appropriate consideration of the habitat needs of these species during forest management planning. Key words: boreal forest, forest birds, discrimination capacity, habitat models, habitat suitability matrix, model accuracy, model validation, relative operating characteristic curve, ROC

Does the invasion of Northern Red Oak Quercus rubra in parkland influence the diversity of birds?

Biologia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emilia Grzędzicka ◽  
Katarzyna Kowalik ◽  
Barbara Bacler-Żbikowska
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Coal Industry ◽  
Alien Plants ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Bird Diversity ◽  
Red Oak ◽  
Northern Red Oak ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Alien Plant

AbstractInvasive plants are non-native, but in most cases naturalised, species that have successfully spread outside of their native range. Aliens invaded all habitats, are competing with native plants, thus, after the direct destruction of habitats, invasions are recognised as the second largest danger for biodiversity. Northern Red Oak is one of the most common invasive tree species dispersed primarily by birds, but new studies have shown that it is also spread continuously in a forest stand. The main aim of our research was to check how strong is the invasion of Northern Red Oak in Silesia Park, where it was introduced together with other alien plant species, and how this invasion interacts with bird diversity. Silesia Park was created 65 years ago on the surface largely ravaged by coal industry. Because many studies indicate birds as vectors of alien plants invasion, we examined the bird fauna in a described area, looking for species that can contribute to spreading oaks. Research showed the diversity of 50 bird species. Surface with a presence of Northern Red Oak was characterised by greater participation of alien plant species than the patch of natural forest, which existed there long before the park creation. The greatest bird diversity was found in the most natural part of Silesia Park, and the lowest in the area of invasion, especially in the case of species classified as “forest birds”. The presence of alien plants increased number of “non-forest” birds, mostly synanthropic species. We also found that Northern Red Oak spreads by spontaneous seed dispersal.

An assessment of fisher (Pekania pennanti) tolerance to forest management intensity on the landscape

2013 ◽  
Vol 310 ◽  
pp. 821-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
William J. Zielinski ◽  
Craig M. Thompson ◽  
Kathryn L. Purcell ◽  
James D. Garner
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Pekania Pennanti ◽  
Management Intensity

The consequences of selective logging for Bornean lowland forest birds

1992 ◽  
Vol 335 (1275) ◽  
pp. 443-457 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Selective Logging ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Primary Forest ◽  
Bird Conservation ◽  
Lowland Forest ◽  
Dipterocarp Forest ◽  
Logged Forest ◽  
Lowland Dipterocarp Forest

In lowland dipterocarp forest in Sabah, Malaysia, most primary forest bird species were present in areas selectively logged eight years previously. However, certain taxa, notably flycatchers, woodpeckers, trogons and wren-babblers, became comparatively rare. In contrast, nectarivorous and opportunistic frugivorous species were significantly more abundant. Few species appeared to change foraging height, but netting rates suggest that the activity of some species had increased, or that some birds ranged over larger areas after logging. Although there is still much to be learned about the survival of birds in logged forest, large areas of this habitat are important for bird conservation. However, the susceptibility of logged forest to fire, and our present incomplete understanding of bird behaviour and population dynamics in logged forests mean that they should not be considered by conservationists as alternatives to reserves of primary forest.

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