Long-term dynamics of bird use of clearcuts in post-fledging period

Porneluzi, Paul A.; Brito-Aguilar, Rafael; Clawson, Richard L.; Faaborg, John

doi:10.1676/14-002.1

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“…These findings are consistent with previous studies that reported higher Wood Thrush densities in 100-m buffer zones surrounding regeneration cuts, and in unharvested stands that were adjacent to recently harvested stands (Wallendorf et al 2007, Kendrick et al 2015. The Wood Thrush is typically classified as a mature forest species, but juveniles and adults make use of shrubland habitat and small canopy openings during the post-breeding period (Anders et al 1998, Rappole et al 1998, Porneluzi et al 2014). Thus, the increased diversity in forest age structure in evenaged compartments may have promoted Wood Thrush populations in the unharvested and/or thinned stands of the compartment, even as abundance declined inside the actual clearcut openings (Vitz and Rodewald 2006).…”

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“…, Porneluzi et al. ). Thus, the increased diversity in forest age structure in even‐aged compartments may have promoted Wood Thrush populations in the unharvested and/or thinned stands of the compartment, even as abundance declined inside the actual clearcut openings (Vitz and Rodewald ).…”

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“…Several species make use of food resources (e.g., soft mast) in harvest openings or use the dense vegetation for cover following the nesting period (Vitz and Rodewald , Porneluzi et al. ). The bird data included in our analyses were collected during the nesting period for most species, when birds maintain territories, and before mature forest birds typically begin using harvested areas.…”

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

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“…Declines were widespread across eastern North America, with more than half of early-successional bird species declining in each of the 11 eastern Bird Conservation Regions (King and Schlossberg 2014). Recent studies have brought further attention to early-successional forests by demonstrating their importance during the post-breeding period, including for species that breed in mature forests (Vitz and Rodewald 2006, Chandler et al 2012, Porneluzi et al 2014).…”

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Response of shrubland birds to regenerating clearcut area and shape

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Conservation of birds that breed in early‐successional forests will require an understanding of their response to patch size and shape during the early seral stages following disturbance. We modeled the effects of patch area, patch shape, and time period following harvest on territory densities of 5 shrubland bird species and bird community composition in 36 clearcuts from 1997 to 2014 in the Missouri Ozarks, USA. Our best‐supported models indicated that densities of indigo bunting (Passerina cyanea), yellow‐breasted chat (Icteria virens), and prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) declined from the early time period (1–7 years post‐harvest) to the late time period (12–18 years post‐harvest), regardless of clearcut area or shape. Yellow‐breasted chat density and bird species richness were positively related to clearcut shape complexity. Bird species richness increased, and bird species density decreased with clearcut area during both time periods. Non‐metric multidimensional scaling indicated that bird community composition was strongly related to time since harvest. Within the spatial scale of our study, successional stage is more influential than clearcut size and shape, and some bird species may benefit from relatively small or irregularly shaped clearcuts. © 2019 The Wildlife Society.

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“…2) analysis of bird responses to habitat changes during economic activity (Rudnicky, Hunter, 1993;Gram et al, 2003;Yahner, 2003;Alterman et al, 2005;Wallendorf et al, 2007;Morris et al, 2013;Williams et al, 2013;Porneluzi et al, 2014).…”

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