Tree-cavity occurrence, cavity occupation and reproductive performance of secondary cavity-nesting birds in oak forests: The role of traditional management practices

Robles, Hugo; Ciudad, Carlos; Matthysen, Erik

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2011.01.029

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“…Secondary cavity-nesters were highly associated with the explanatory factor stand age, indicating that they are dependent upon developed forests where naturally generated cavities are more common. This is in line with the results of Robles et al (2011) that found higher densities of nest cavities and secondary cavity-nesters in old oak forests.…”

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Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblages of oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwestern Turkey

Bergner

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Eryiğit

et al. 2015

Forest Ecology and Management

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The Mediterranean basin exhibits a multitude of forest habitats affected by former and current exploitation and management. Recent afforestation programs have resulted in an increase in the proportion of coniferous trees, while oak stands, formerly utilized for coppicing and grazing, are abandoned or converted into coniferous plantations. The loss of oak stands might negatively affect birds dependent upon broadleaved forests. Studies confirming or rejecting that statement are scarce, particularly in the eastern part of the region. Using a study area in southwestern Turkey we applied a guild-based approach to investigate how pine and oak stands across a chronosequence differ in their capacity to support forest bird assemblages. Variables describing the vegetation were sampled to characterize the stands and relate bird assemblages to stand structure. Bird abundance and species richness was positively associated with age for both stand types. Richness and diversity was highest in oak stands, while there were no differences in bird abundance between the two forest types. Pine stands supported a different bird species composition compared to oak stands of the same age. Stand age and structure, rather than forest type, held the highest explanatory powers for bird assembly structure. Primary cavity-nesters and ground-nesters were more abundant in oak stands, possibly reflecting differences in stand structure and resource distribution. To support these birds with suitable habitats, oaks stands need conservation. Management practices in pine stands should strive for increasing the amount of old trees and retain vegetation in the understory to benefit breeding birds.

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Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblages of oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwestern Turkey

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Eryiğit

et al. 2015

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Secondary tree hollow nesters that nest in ready-made tree hollows are less common with an insufficient number of woodpeckers and hollows (Angelstam, Mikusinski, 1994;Carlson et al, 1998;Mikusinski et al, 2001;Virkkala, 2006;Robles et al, 2011). The existence of such a relationship has been confirmed in our study.…”

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Bird Communities and Vegetation Composition in the Urban Forest Ecosystem: Correlations and Comparisons of Diversity Indices

Blinkova

Shupova²

2017

Ekológia (Bratislava)

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Blinkova O., Shupova T.: Bird communities and vegetation composition in the urban forest ecosystem: correlations and comparisons of diversity indices. Ekológia (Bratislava), Vol. 36, No. 4, p. 366-387, 2017.Assessment of relationships and diversity indices between bird's communities and composition of the forest ecosystem is an important subject of synecological research to identify the intensity of human impact on the flora and fauna. Urban recreation is one of the major causes of violation of the structural and functional integrity of the forest ecosystem. Studies of avian complex and phytocoenosis have focused on the impact of urban recreation on the compositions of tree, shrub and herbaceous layers and species, trophic and ecological compositions of breeding-birds and feeding-birds communities. This paper compares the measurement of the diversity of bird communities and forestry vegetation (diversity indices, dominance indices, distribution uniformity indices) of intensive, medium, moderate and weak stages of recreational transformation of biotope. The stands formed Quercus robur L., Carpinus betulus L., Acer platanoides L., Tilia cordata L. The floristic list comprised 78 grass species. A total number of 43 species of avifauna including 37 breeding species are observed during the study. There were significant correlations between vertical heterogeneity of tree distribution and abundance, species richness and nesting density of birds. The interrelationship between species diversity of birds and floristic richness was also confirmed.

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“…Beyond breeding density, detailed information on the behavioural responses of animals to nest-hole shortage is scarce in the literature. The existence of a fragmented landscape, with forest plots of different sizes, represents an opportunity to study nest-hole shortage, as small, young plots are usually constrained more sharply because trees often do not reach sufficient size for natural holes (Robles et al 2011).…”

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Facultative interspecific brood parasitism in tits: a last resort to coping with nest-hole shortage

Barrientos

Bueno-Enciso

Serrano‐Davies

et al. 2015

Behav Ecol Sociobiol

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Tree-cavity occurrence, cavity occupation and reproductive performance of secondary cavity-nesting birds in oak forests: The role of traditional management practices

Cited by 75 publications

References 34 publications

Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblages of oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwestern Turkey

Influences of forest type and habitat structure on bird assemblages of oak (Quercus spp.) and pine (Pinus spp.) stands in southwestern Turkey

Bird Communities and Vegetation Composition in the Urban Forest Ecosystem: Correlations and Comparisons of Diversity Indices

Facultative interspecific brood parasitism in tits: a last resort to coping with nest-hole shortage

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