Se realizó un estudio en un bosque seco o semideciduo chiquitano de la región de Lomerío, a un año de una extracción forestal selectiva de baja intensidad. Evaluamos la riqueza, diversidad, abundancia relativa y representación de gremios de aves (126 individuos de 32 especies) capturadas con redes de niebla en claros de extracción de dos tamaños y en sitios adyacentes sin extracción. La riqueza, abundancia y diversidad de especies mostraron una disminución consistente desde los claros grandes, a claros chicos y a sitios sin extracción, aunque las diferencias entre tratamientos no siempre fueron significativas. Los insectÌvoros Thamnophilus sticturus, Cnemotriccus fuscatus y Thryothorus guarayanus fueron las aves m·s frecuentes en los claros grandes, mientras que Thamnophilus sticturus, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Thryothorus guarayanus y Basileuterus culicivorus fueron las especies más capturadas en los claros chicos y en los sitios sin extracción. De ocho gremios examinados, sólo la abundancia de los insectÌvoros que capturan su presa en el aire fue mayor en los claros; los restantes gremios no presentaron diferencias significativas entre tratamientos. Las actividades de aprovechamiento forestal aparentemente no causaron fuertes impactos en la comunidad de aves en el área de estudio después de un año. Sin embargo, los cambios cualitativos podrían ser sutiles y pasar desapercibidos en este plazo, y ser notables solo después de muchos años.
The relative abundance and species richness of herpetofauna was investigated to assess the impact of recent logging operations in 47 forest stands in northeastern Pennsylvania during 1996 and 1997. Stands including nonindustrial private forestlands and public lands that have received some type of harvesting within the last 8 yr ranged from near complete overstory tree cover to complete removal of overstory cover. Stands included the two dominant forest types in the region: northern hardwood (Betula, Fagus, Prunus, Acer, and Tsuga spp.) and oak-hickory/(Quercus and Carya spp.). A total of 8,181 individuals of 26 species (12 salamander, 7 snake, 6 frog, and 1 toad species) were observed in the study stands. The relative abundance and species richness of salamanders increased significantly with increasing retention of tree basal area. Forest stands containing > 15 m²/ha live tree basal area appeared to be a threshold level for high salamander abundance. Snake species abundance and richness increased significantly with increasing removal of tree basal area. The abundance of anuran species showed no significant relationship with amount of tree basal area removal, but the relative abundance and species richness of anurans depended on the presence of water within or bordering the stands. Forest type did not change the overall response of herpetofauna community composition to forest harvesting, although salamanders were more abundant in northern hardwood stands, and snakes were more abundant in oak-hickory stands. Patterns and threshold levels of abundance and species richness of herpetofauna determined in this study may be used to maintain the abundance and richness of selected species when harvesting forest stands. For. Sci. 46(1):139-146.
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