DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2014.03.050
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84899064383
论文题名: Cavity-nesting birds show threshold responses to stand structure in native oak forests of northwestern Tunisia
作者: Touihri M. ; Villard M.-A. ; Charfi F.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2014
卷: 325 起始页码: 1
结束页码: 7
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Conservation targets
; Dead wood
; Ecological thresholds
; Forest harvesting
; Mediterranean forest
; Woodpeckers
Scopus关键词: Birds
; Ecology
; Principal component analysis
; Conservation targets
; Dead wood
; Ecological thresholds
; Forest harvesting
; Mediterranean forest
; Woodpeckers
; Forestry
; bird
; cavity
; deciduous forest
; habitat conservation
; habitat fragmentation
; human activity
; Mediterranean environment
; stand structure
; threshold
; Birds
; Conservation
; Dead Wood
; Ecology
; Forestry
; Harvesting
; Kroumirie
; Tunisia
英文摘要: The detection of thresholds in forest bird response to gradients in forest alteration is a powerful approach to quantify their ecological requirements and to develop evidence-based targets for conservation. For this purpose, we analyzed the response of 31 forest bird species to a gradient in forest alteration by human activities (e.g. fire; grazing; firewood collection) in the Kroumirie region of northwestern Tunisia. We surveyed forest birds using point counts at 48 stations located throughout Feija National Park. From a data set of 12 vegetation variables, we obtained a gradient in forest alteration using a principal component analysis. Then, we modeled the probability of detection of bird species along this gradient using logistic regression. We selected the five most sensitive species as target species as indicated by the area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve (AUC). Then, we quantified thresholds in their probability of detection as a function of four habitat structure variables: density of large-diameter trees (dbh. >. 30. cm), canopy closure, density of snags, and downed woody material.Nineteen of 31 species exhibited a significant response to forest alteration (PCA1), including 7 positive and 12 negative responses. Among these, the five best models (AUC>0.8) corresponded to Levaillant's Woodpecker (Picus vaillantii), Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocops minor), Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla), and Atlas Flycatcher (Ficedula speculgera). On the basis of their threshold values, we recommend to protect stands with densities of large-diameter trees of at least 650stemsha-1, and 207stemsha-1 of snags, to meet the structural requirements (90% probability of detection) of the most demanding species, respectively Levaillant's Woodpecker and Atlas Flycatcher. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/65927
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作者单位: Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, UR11-ES11 Unité de Recherche de Bio-Ecologie Animale et Systématique Evolutive, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia; Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada
Recommended Citation:
Touihri M.,Villard M.-A.,Charfi F.. Cavity-nesting birds show threshold responses to stand structure in native oak forests of northwestern Tunisia[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2014-01-01,325