Effect of Habitat Complexity on Richness, Abundance and Distributional Pattern of Forest Birds

Khanaposhtani, Maryam Ghadiri; Kaboli, Mohammad; Karami, Mahmoud; Etemad, V

doi:10.1007/s00267-012-9877-7

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“…In addition, the diameter at breast height and height of snags determine which species will use the snag for nesting (Thomas et al 1979). Ghadiri Khanaposhtani et al (2012) underlined that high volumes of coarse woody debris, especially large snags, and dense canopy cover are habitat requirements of the black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, in Hyrcanian Forests.…”

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Forest management and snag characteristics in Northern Iran lowland forests

Tavankar¹,

Picchio²,

Monaco³

et al. 2014

J. For. Sci.

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Some snag characteristics were studied in three different Hyrcanian lowland forests. The highest snag density (38.4 stem·ha -1 ) was found in fully protected forests, and it was significantly higher than in selectively logged (23.7 stem·ha -1 ) and open access forests (8.8 stem·ha -1 ). The snag volume, diameter and height were also significantly higher in the fully protected forests. The number of snag species was recorded in fully protected (9), selectively logged (5) and open access forests (4). The snags were more evenly distributed among diameter, height and decay classes in the fully protected forest. The larger diameter snags (> 90 cm) and snags higher than 15 m in height were not found in the open access forest. The snags of decay class 5 had a density of 6.8 stem·ha -1 in the fully protected forest, while they had a low density (1.5 stem·ha -1 ) in the selectively logged forest and they were not found in the open access forest. Target values of snags for managed lowland forests in Iran were defined in relation to management influences.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forest management and snag characteristics in Northern Iran lowland forests

Tavankar¹,

Picchio²,

Monaco³

et al. 2014

J. For. Sci.

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“…They related this evidence to the increasing colonization probability, greater numbers of resources and more stable microclimatic conditions. Large snags and dense canopy cover are habitat conditions for the black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius, in the Hyrcanian Forests [87]. A low richness of epixylic bryophytes was attributed to a low supply of deadwood in large diameter classes [88].…”

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Coarse Woody Debris Variability Due to Human Accessibility to Forest

Behjou

Monaco

Tavankar

et al. 2018

Forests

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Coarse woody debris (CWD) plays an important role in supporting biodiversity and assisting ecological processes. Sometimes local people intervene modifying the expected distribution of CWD components, harvested as fuel wood. The effect of the human accessibility (HA) on the volume and characteristics of CWD (snag, downed log and stump) was investigated in the natural uneven-age mixed hardwood stands of the Hyrcanian forests of Iran to quantify the impact on CWD. The HA was classified into three classes (easy, medium and difficult) on the basis of slope class, slope direction to the nearest road and road type. As expected, a negative relationship between the degree of accessibility was found with respect to the main qualitative and quantitative indices referring to CWD. The results showed that the volume of CWD decreased with an increase in human accessibility class (HAC), thus the mean volume of CWD in the difficult, medium and easy accessibility classes were 14.87 m 3 ha −1 , 8.84 m 3 ha −1 and 4.03 m 3 ha −1 , respectively. The decrease in CWD volume was more associated with the decreasing volume of small diameter of low decayed downed logs. The ratio of snag volume to standing volume, the ratio of downed log volume to the volume of trees and the ratio of CWD volume to standing volume increased with a decrease in HAC, while the ratio of downed log volume to snag volume decreased with a decrease in HAC. No selective behaviour on the botanical species of CWD was recorded. For ecological forest management, the effect of HAC on CWD should be considered. A constant supply of snags and downed logs must be preserved to assure a high level of biodiversity. To balance social needs and biodiversity requirements, an increased level of CWD retention might be needed in areas with easy accessibility. The obtained results may be useful when ecological and socio-economical needs have to be taken into consideration in future policy-making decisions.

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“…In general, large snags (size class > 75 cm) represent the most important cavity source for nesting birds, and are more ecologically meaningful than small snags as they can be used by a wider variety of species. For example, in the Hyrcanian forests Ghadiri Khanaposhtani et al (2012) found that high volumes of coarse woody debris (especially large snags) and dense canopy cover are suitable habitat features for the black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius. Similarly, the American marten in the north-eastern US prefers forests with larger downed logs (large-end diameter 21 ± 0.8 cm) and snag volumes of more than 10 m 3 ha -1 (Payer & Harrison 2003).…”

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Long-term effects of single-tree selection cutting management on coarse woody debris in natural mixed beech stands in the Caspian forest (Iran)

Tavankar¹,

Nikooy²,

Picchio³

et al. 2017

iForest

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Coarse woody debris (CWD) has a wide range of ecological and conservation values such as maintaining biodiversity in forest ecosystems. Each forest management method can have a detrimental effect on stand structure and CWD. We analyzed the volume and density of live trees and CWD (snags and downed logs) over a long-term (30 years) selection-logging managed compartment (harvested), and compared these with values obtained from an unlogged compartment (control) in the Iranian Caspian forests. Results showed that the volume and density of live trees and CWD in the harvested area was significantly lower than in the control area, especially large size trees and CWD, very decayed CWD, and rare tree species. The ratio of snags volume to total standing volume (RSS) was significantly higher in the control (7.9%) than in the harvested area (5.2%), and the ratio of downed logs volume to trees volume (RDT) in the control area (6.3%) was significantly higher than in the harvested area (4.6%), while the ratio of downed logs volume to snags volume (RDS) was significantly higher in the harvested area (83.6%) than in the control (74%). Based on the obtained results, we recommend selection cutting forests to be managed based on CWD management plans, including appropriate cutting cycles (15-30 years) and retention of large-diameter (DBH > 75 cm) and cavity trees as a suitable habitat for many wildlife species.

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Effect of Habitat Complexity on Richness, Abundance and Distributional Pattern of Forest Birds

Cited by 44 publications

References 26 publications

Forest management and snag characteristics in Northern Iran lowland forests

Forest management and snag characteristics in Northern Iran lowland forests

Coarse Woody Debris Variability Due to Human Accessibility to Forest

Long-term effects of single-tree selection cutting management on coarse woody debris in natural mixed beech stands in the Caspian forest (Iran)

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