4. Changes in Primate Communities Following Logging Disturbance

2001 ◽  
pp. 71-92 ◽  
2003 ◽  
pp. 123-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen F. Ferrari ◽  
Simone Iwanaga ◽  
André L. Ravetta ◽  
Francisco C. Freitas ◽  
Belmira A. R. Sousa ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Francesca Lyndon-Gee ◽  
Joanna Sumner ◽  
Yang Hu ◽  
Claudio Ciofi ◽  
Tim S. Jessop

Rotational logging practices are used with the goal of reducing forest disturbance impacts on biodiversity. However, it is poorly understood whether such forest management practices conserve the demographic and genetic composition of animal populations across logged landscapes. Here we investigated whether rotational logging practices alter patterns of landscape-scale population abundance and genetic diversity of a forest-dwelling lizard (Eulamprus heatwolei) in south-eastern Australia. We sampled lizards (n = 407) at up to 48 sites across a chronosequence of logging disturbance intervals (<10 to >60 years after logging) to assess site-specific population changes and genetic diversity parameters. Lizard abundances exhibited a significant curvilinear response to time since logging, with decreased numbers following logging (<10 years), increased abundance as the forest regenerated (10–20 years), before decreasing again in older regenerated forest sites (>30 years). Lizard genetic diversity parameters were not significantly influenced by logging disturbance. These results suggest that logging practices, whilst inducing short-term changes to population abundance, had no measurable effects on the landscape-scale genetic diversity of E. heatwolei. These results are important as they demonstrate the value of monitoring for evaluating forest management efficacy, and the use of different population-level markers to make stronger inference about the potential impacts of logging activities.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 2913-2928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terhi Riutta ◽  
Yadvinder Malhi ◽  
Lip Khoon Kho ◽  
Toby R. Marthews ◽  
Walter Huaraca Huasco ◽  
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1999 ◽  
pp. 75-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg U. Ganzhorn ◽  
Patricia C. Wright ◽  
Jonah Ratsimbazafy
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2012 ◽  
Vol 83 (3-6) ◽  
pp. 148-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn Burnham ◽  
Amy E. Hinks ◽  
David W. Macdonald
Keyword(s):  

The Condor ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-319
Author(s):  
Martjan Lammertink

Abstract Grouping and associated behavior are poorly documented for the Great Slaty Woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) of Southeast Asia. This woodpecker is thought to breed in pairs, although only three active nests have been superficially described. I present observations of group and breeding behavior of the Great Slaty Woodpecker from five regions in western Indonesia. Thirty-six independent units of Great Slaty Woodpeckers involved predominantly groups (81%), followed by pairs (17%), and one single bird. Mean size of groups larger than 2 was 4.2 ± 1.2 (range 3–6) individuals. Group size did not vary as a function of time of year, logging disturbance, or the number of sympatric woodpecker species. Individuals attended the same groups on consecutive days. Groups comprised several males and females. Roost holes, spaced >200 m apart, were occupied by single birds. In 65% of foraging groups, two to five members simultaneously exploited a single food source such as a stingless bee, termite, or ant nest; frequency of food-source sharing peaked at groups of four individuals. Within foraging groups, females spent more time climbing and searching; males did more hammering, pecking, and flaking. Grouping in this species is perhaps induced by cooperatively searching for and exploiting infrequent but highly profitable food sources. Two nests of Great Slaty Woodpeckers were found, one of which was attended by two males and one female. In 18% of occasions, Great Slaty Woodpecker groups associated temporarily with White-bellied Woodpeckers (Dryocopus javensis). In mixed flocks the two species exploited different food sources within 50 m from each other. Gregarismo y Cría Cooperativa en Mulleripicus pulverulentus Resumen. El gregarismo está documentado escasamente para la especie Mulleripicus pulverulentus del sureste asiático. Se cree que la especie cría en parejas, aunque sólo se han descrito superficialmente tres nidos activos. Se presentan observaciones de comportamiento gregario y de reproducción de este pícido procedentes de cinco regiones en el oeste de Indonesia. Treinta y seis unidades independientes de M. pulverulentus incluyeron predominantemente grupos (81%), seguidos de parejas (17%), y un ave solitaria. El tamaño medio de grupos mayores que 2 fue 4.2 ± 1.2 individuos (rango 3–6). El tamaño de los grupos no varió como función de la temporada del año, la perturbación por tala o el número de especies simpátricas de carpinteros. Los individuos integraron los mismos grupos en días consecutivos. Los grupos constaron de machos y hembras. Los agujeros dormidero, separados por más de 200 m, estuvieron ocupados por una sola ave. El 65% de los grupos de entre dos y cinco miembros explotaron simultáneamente una única fuente de alimento como nidos de abejas sin aguijón, termitas u hormigas; la frecuencia con que las fuentes de alimento fueron compartidas fue máxima en grupos de cuatro individuos. En los grupos de forrajeo, las hembras pasaron más tiempo trepando y buscando mientras que los machos pasaron más tiempo martilleando, picoteando y quitando cortezas. El gregarismo en esta especie quizás es inducido por la búsqueda cooperativa y la explotación de fuentes de alimento infrecuentes pero muy provechosas. Se encontraron dos nidos de M. pulverulentus, uno de los cuales salió adelante con la cooperación de dos machos y una hembra. El 18% de las veces los grupos de M. pulverulentus se asociaron temporalmente con la especie Dryocopus javensis. En grupos mixtos las dos especies explotaron fuentes de alimento diferentes en un radio de 50 m de distancia.


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