Importance of old forest stands for diversity of birds in managed pine forests – a case study from Augustow Forest (NE Poland)

• Autorzy: Zawadzka D. , Drozdowski S. , Zawadzki G. , Zawadzki J. , Mikitiuk A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We assessed the assemblages of birds inhabiting pine-dominated managed forest, aged between 1–5 years and above 140 years. Birds were counted on study plots representing eight different phases to the forest's development, with nesting, foraging and migratory guild categories recognised. Numbers of bird species and population densities, both increased markedly with stand age (respectively r = 0.988 and r = 0.936, P < 0.001). While numbers of ground-nesting bird species failed to correlate with stand age, successively older stands did support ever-greater proportions of species in the assemblage that nested in tree crowns (r = 0.976, P < 0.005) or tree holes (r = 0.833, P < 0.005). Raptors were most abundant in forest at the oldest stages of growth, and there was an age-gradient-related increase in the shares of both plant-eating species (r = 0.952, P < 0.005) and raptors (r = 0.764, P < 0.005). Resident birds were most numerous in the oldest forest. PCA for ten selected variables (relating to guild type) showed that the two principal components explained almost 98% of the variation among groups of bird guilds in relation to forest age. On the basis of their suitability for birds it was possible to distinguish three categories of stand by age group, of which the first encompasses the initial stage, the second a broad interval involving middle-aged stands of between 16 and 140 years, and the third forest more than 140 years old. The presence of the oldest stands of all can thus be seen to play a very important role in maintaining high-diversity populations of birds in managed forest.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

forest stand; pine forest; forest age; forest management; bird diversity; nesting; foraging; Augustow Forest; Poland

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: 66
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.162-181,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Zawadzka D.

• Institute of Forest Science, University of Lodz, Branch in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Konstytucji 3 Maja 65/67, 97-200 Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland

autor

Drozdowski S.

• Department of Silviculture, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Zawadzki G.

• Department of Forest Protection and Ecology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Zawadzki J.

• Department of Forest Protection and Ecology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW, Nowoursynowska 159, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Mikitiuk A.

• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Woycickiego 1/3, 01-938 Warsaw, Poland

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/15052249PJE2018.66.2.007