Peromyscus responses to alternative forest management systems in the Missouri Ozarks, USA

Gitzen, Robert A.; Renken, Rochelle B.; Fantz, Debby K.; Wolf, Alexander J.; Jensen, Randy G.; Favara, Jean; Millspaugh, Joshua J.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2018.07.004

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“…Captured small mammals were identified to species and released. For more details on the small mammal study, see Fantz and Renken (2005) and Gitzen et al (2018). In addition to small mammals captured in Sherman traps, we also recorded incidental captures of small mammals (primarily shrews) in the herpetofauna drift fence arrays.…”

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“…, Gitzen et al. ). Responses of herpetofauna to management are also well‐documented in the literature (deMaynadier and Hunter , Russell et al.…”

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“…This research has largely focused on low levels of ecosystem organization: the responses of individual species to management, typically within a single taxonomic group. For example, there are numerous studies of the responses of individual small mammal species to forest management (Kirkland 1990, Ford and Rodrigue 2001, Fuller et al 2004, Fantz and Renken 2005, Zwolak 2009, Urban and Swihart 2011, Kellner et al 2013, Earl et al 2016, Gitzen et al 2018. Responses of herpetofauna to management are also well-documented in the literature (deMaynadier and Hunter 1995, Russell et al 2004, Moorman et al 2011, MacGowan et al 2016, Wolf et al 2016, Earl et al 2017, Rota et al 2017.…”

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Effects of forest management on vertebrates: synthesizing two decades of data from hardwood forests in Missouri,USA

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Modern forest management seeks to balance multiple social, economic, and ecological goals. Different management approaches create different types of disturbances in a forest ecosystem and thus also differ in their impacts on plants, animals, and insects. Understanding these impacts is important for conservation of forest ecosystem function, but challenging due to the large spatial and temporal scale over which management occurs. Most past research has focused on relatively small areas, short time scales, and/or a small number of species. To address this, we examined the effects of two common silvicultural systems (even and uneven aged) on abundance and richness of three vertebrate taxa (birds, small mammals, and herpetofauna) over a two-decade period in a temperate hardwood forest in Missouri, USA. The two systems removed a similar amount of biomass overall, but differed in the intensity, number, and configuration of harvests applied. We found that vertebrate population responses varied by taxa, occurred at multiple spatial scales, and were concentrated in the period following the first harvest entry. Birds generally had the largest changes in relative abundance, both positive and negative, following management. Small mammals and reptiles had smaller, but generally positive, responses; amphibians were mixed. Bird species tended to respond in the same way to both silvicultural systems, while small mammals and herpetofauna did not respond consistently. Thus, for birds, the total amount of harvest disturbance across the landscape drives population responses, while for others the size and configuration of individual harvests is likely more important. Synthesizing results across the vertebrate community at large spatial and temporal scales allows managers to better understand trade-offs when making decisions that will affect wildlife in contrasting ways.

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“…, Gitzen et al. ). Responses of herpetofauna to management are also well‐documented in the literature (deMaynadier and Hunter , Russell et al.…”

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Effects of forest management on vertebrates: synthesizing two decades of data from hardwood forests in Missouri,USA

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Stand-scale responses of forest-floor small mammal populations to varying size, number, and location of retention tree patches

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Rodent population density and survival respond to disturbance induced by timber harvest

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Kellner

2019

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Many small mammal populations respond quickly to timber harvest aimed at oak (Quercus) regeneration, which alters microhabitat. We used mark-release–recapture data collected 6–8 years postharvest from the Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment in southern Indiana, United States, to model density and apparent survival of eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus) and white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) as a function of timber harvest treatments (shelterwood, clearcut, patch cut, and unharvested control). Density, estimated using spatial capture–recapture, increased for chipmunks in all types of harvest openings, but survival was unaffected by harvest. Chipmunk densities in unharvested forest matrix habitat averaged 58% and 71% lower relative to harvest openings and opening edges, respectively. White-footed mouse density was less responsive to timber harvest, but monthly survival rates were reduced by 13% in shelterwoods and 17% in patch cuts relative to control sites. Both rodent species tended to exhibit distance-dependent responses, with higher density of home-range centers near harvest boundaries relative to forest matrix. Structural complexity created at the edges of timber harvest openings can benefit rodents associated with edge habitat 6–8 years after harvest, presumably due to improved foraging efficiency and resource diversity. Cascading effects of rodent demographic responses are likely to affect predation and seed dispersal, which are critical trophic interactions in oak forest ecosystems.

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Peromyscus responses to alternative forest management systems in the Missouri Ozarks, USA

Cited by 4 publications

References 82 publications

Effects of forest management on vertebrates: synthesizing two decades of data from hardwood forests in Missouri,USA

Effects of forest management on vertebrates: synthesizing two decades of data from hardwood forests in Missouri,USA

Stand-scale responses of forest-floor small mammal populations to varying size, number, and location of retention tree patches

Rodent population density and survival respond to disturbance induced by timber harvest

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