Nest Sites and Nest Webs for Cavity-Nesting Communities in Interior British Columbia, Canada: Nest Characteristics and Niche Partitioning

Martin, Kathy; Aitken, Kathryn E. H.; Wiebe, Karen L.

doi:10.1650/7482

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“…Just as conserving living trees plays a critical role in conserving mycorrhizal diversity and function, mycorrhizas in turn play a critical role in the self organization and productivity of forests. By contrast, large-scale clearcutting not only increases greenhouse gas emissions (Kurz et al, 2008b), it also removes critical hub trees, threatens biodiversity (Jones et al, 2003;Martin et al, 2004) and could promote decline of nearby forests.…”

Section: Historical Management Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Mycorrhizas in Forest Soil Stability with Climate Change

Simard¹,

Austin²

2010

Climate Change and Variability

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Section: Historical Management Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Mycorrhizas in Forest Soil Stability with Climate Change

Simard¹,

Austin²

2010

Climate Change and Variability

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“…Martin et al 2004). Data from primeval forests of the Białowieża National Park showed that in swampy ash-alder stands both species selected alder, but in oak-hornbeam forests Great Spotted Woodpeckers preferred aspen Populus tremula while Middle Spotted Woodpeckers preferred hornbeam and oak (Wesołowski & Tomiałojć 1986).…”

Section: Nest-site Selectionmentioning

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Nest sites of Great Spotted WoodpeckersDendrocopos majorand Middle Spotted WoodpeckersDendrocopos mediusin Near-Natural and Managed Riverine Forests

Kosiński

ksit²,

Winiecki

2006

Acta Ornithologica

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“…Excavators actively make cavities. These taxa are potentially important because the cavities they create are often later utilized by many non-excavating taxa [9][10][11]. They increase the availability of cavities over what is available due to natural processes (mainly relating to tree damage, tree age, and the decomposition and erosion of heartwood).…”

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“…They increase the availability of cavities over what is available due to natural processes (mainly relating to tree damage, tree age, and the decomposition and erosion of heartwood). The populations of excavators in a forest can affect a wide range of species [9,10,12,13].…”

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Tree Cavity-Using Wildlife and the Potential of Artificial Nest Boxes for Wildlife Management in New Guinea

Warakai¹,

Okena²,

Igag³

et al. 2013

Tropical Conservation Science

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Little is known of the frequency of use and reliance upon tree cavities by wildlife, nor the natural availability of cavities in New Guinea forests. We surveyed the literature for records of cavity use by birds and mammals in New Guinea. We examined every standing tree on one hectare of primary forest and one hectare of secondary forest for cavities, then carefully assessed every tree for cavities after they were felled. We put up 190 artificial nest boxes of five designs in three sites and monitored occupancy. At least 50 species (23.6%) of New Guinea terrestrial mammals and 118 species (17.7%) of non-marine or aquatic bird species are recorded in the literature as using tree cavities. Ground observation identified 36 suspected cavities in a hectare of lowland primary forest and 10 in nearby secondary forest. Upon inspection of all trees after felling, these figures changed to 26 and 0 respectively. Ground censuses are not accurate. Cavities were more commonly found in large trees. In less than a year, nest box occupancy reached exceeded 33%, with Phalanger spp. and Sugar gliders, Petaurus breviceps, being most common. Some bird use was detected by the presence of feathers; snakes and geckos were also found in boxes. Occupancy increased with time and would probably be higher after a second year. The larger boxes had greater occupancy, as did boxes placed higher in the trees. Bees occupied and probably excluded other users from 10% of boxes. As Papuan forests are disturbed by logging, hunting practices and gardening, conservationists might need to manage practices to ensure cavity availability. Artificial nest boxes might have utility for wildlife conservation and research.

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Nest Sites and Nest Webs for Cavity-Nesting Communities in Interior British Columbia, Canada: Nest Characteristics and Niche Partitioning

Cited by 266 publications

References 27 publications

The Role of Mycorrhizas in Forest Soil Stability with Climate Change

The Role of Mycorrhizas in Forest Soil Stability with Climate Change

Nest sites of Great Spotted WoodpeckersDendrocopos majorand Middle Spotted WoodpeckersDendrocopos mediusin Near-Natural and Managed Riverine Forests

Tree Cavity-Using Wildlife and the Potential of Artificial Nest Boxes for Wildlife Management in New Guinea

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