Because of limited resources, biodiversity conservation practice is often reduced to measures directed at single species in the hope that this will simultaneously benefit other species in the same community. Such "umbrella species" should therefore have habitat requirements that are similar to those of the other species, whereas their spatial needs should be more extensive. The umbrella-species concept is often applied in management yet rarely tested beforehand. The Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ) is a large forest grouse that is declining over much of its range in Central Europe. It is considered a good example of an umbrella species and is now widely receiving attention from forestry managers. We tested its usefulness as an umbrella species in the Swiss Prealps by analyzing relationships between Capercaillie occurrence and avian biodiversity and asked whether both were associated with the same habitat-structure parameters. Study plots with Capercaillie did not hold significantly higher bird diversity than plots without the grouse. However, the species richness and abundance of birds that are more or less restricted to subalpine forests (mountain birds) and that at the same time are on the red list was considerably higher in Capercaillie plots than in those without Capercaillie. Both Capercaillie and mountain birds responded positively to forest structure characterized by intermediate openness, multistoried tree layer, presence of ecotonal conditions, and abundant cover of ericaceous shrubs. Capercaillie may therefore be a useful umbrella species, at least for that part of avian biodiversity of conservation interest.Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ) y Biodiversidad de Aves: Probando el Concepto de Especie Sombrilla Resumen: Debido a la escasez de recursos, la práctica de la biología de la conservación se reduce a menudo a medidas dirigidas a una sola especie con la esperanza de que esto beneficiará simultáneamente a otras especies de la misma comunidad. Por lo tanto, esas "especies sombrilla" deben tener requerimientos de hábitat similares a los de las otras especies, mientras que sus necesidades espaciales deben ser mayores. El concepto de especie sombrilla se aplica en manejo a menudo, sin embargo rara vez es probado antes. El Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ) es un urogallo que esta declinando en gran parte de su rango en Europa Central. Es considerado un buen ejemplo de una especie sombrilla y esta recibiendo considerable atención de los manejadores de bosques. Probamos su utilidad como especie sombrilla en los Prealpes Suizos analizando relaciones entre la ocurrencia de Capercaillie y la biodiversidad de aves y preguntando si ambos estaban asociados con los mismos parámetros de la estructura del hábitat. Las parcelas de estudio con Capercaillie no presentaron significativamente mayor biodiversidad que las parcelas sin urogallos. Sin embargo, la riqueza y abundancia de especies de aves que están más o menos restringidas a bosques subalpinos (aves de montaña) y, al mismo tiempo, están en la Lista Roja fue c...
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