From mixtures to monocultures: Bird assemblage responses along a production forest conifer-broadleaf gradient

Sammanfattning

Increasing the prevalence of broadleaf trees in conifer-dominated production forests is a recommended means of improving habitat availability for broadleaf and mixed-forest species. The implications for biodiversity are often measured by contrasting broadleaf-conifer mixtures with conifer-dominated stands. However, few studies include broadleaf-dominated stands in these assessments. Here we contrasted the bird assemblages of even-aged production forests along a mixture gradient from Norway spruce (Picea abies) dominated, to birch (Betula spp.) dominated stands in southern Sweden. We conducted point count surveys of bird individuals exhibiting breeding behaviour within 30 stands varying from

Nyckelord

Mixed species stands; Forest biodiversity; Bird conservation; Managed forest; Broadleaved forest

Publicerad i

Forest Ecology and Management
2021, volym: 494, artikelnummer: 119299
Utgivare: ELSEVIER

SLU författare

• Felton, Adam

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Hedwall, Per-Ola

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Trubins, Renats

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Lagerstedt, Jakob

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Felton, Annika

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Lindbladh, Matts

  • Institutionen för sydsvensk skogsvetenskap, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Skogsvetenskap

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119299

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