Nesting habitat overlap between the Common Buzzard<i>Buteo buteo</i>and the Lesser Spotted Eagle<i>Clanga pomarina</i>for conservation planning in Natura 2000 sites

Kamarauskaitė, Aušra; Skuja, Saulis; Treinys, Rimgaudas

doi:10.1080/00063657.2019.1654976

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“…From a biodiversity perspective, forest edge habitat can have properties that will not be found in the rest of the forest or in the surroundings (e.g., Reference [37]). In our study, among examples of species favored by forest edge habitat are different raptors, such as the lesser spotted eagle (Clanga pomarina), which breeds in edge habitat with older forests adjacent to agricultural land used as a key feeding habitat [77,78]. However, forest edge habitat can be exposed to higher disturbances than interior habitat, when it comes to wind, predation, human disturbances, etc., and for such reasons, other groups of species prefer forest interior habitat (e.g., Reference [38].…”

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“…The long-term population persistence in the landscapes may be at risk, especially for species with low reproduction rate and strong philopatry, for example the Lesser Spotted Eagle [81]. Moreover, most of the tree nesting raptors in Lithuania prefers older forests as breeding territory [59] and nest site level [75,77]. Therefore, such projected bottle-necks in habitat availability should be part of policy and planning considerations.…”

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“…First, for comparison, a simple age criterion of 70 years age was applied across all tree species in order to be able to follow the forest dynamics during the simulation period. Secondly, more specific forest habitat criteria were applied, targeting older forest, following age criteria per tree species that were considered to be representative of forest biodiversity requirements in Lithuania, in particular related to bird species [73][74][75][76][77], see Table A2 (Appendix A). Since pine forest in general is lumped and located in specific regions of Lithuania, mainly in the south-east, it was not part of this targeted habitat.…”

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Intensified forestry can be seen as a solution to climate change mitigation and securing energy supply, increasing the production of forest bioenergy feedstock as a substitution for fossil fuels. However, it may come with detrimental impacts on forest biodiversity, especially related to older forests. The aim of this study was to assess the sustainability of intensified forestry from climate-energy and biodiversity perspectives, targeting forest bird species. For this purpose, we applied the Landscape simulation and Ecological Assessment (LEcA) tool to the study area of Lithuania, having high ambitions for renewables and high forest biodiversity. With LEcA, we simulated forest growth and management for 100 years with two forest management strategies: Business As Usual (BAU) and Intensive forestry (INT), the latter with the purpose to fulfil renewable energy goals. With both strategies, the biomass yields increased well above the yields of the reference year, while the biodiversity indicators related to forest bird habitat to different degrees show the opposite, with lower levels than for the reference year. Furthermore, Strategy INT resulted in small-to-no benefits in the long run concerning potential biomass harvesting, while substantially affecting the biodiversity indicators negatively. The model results have the potential to inform policy and forest management planning concerning several sustainability goals simultaneously.

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“…Only ≥ 45-year-old stands were selected for further analyses, according to the youngest stand with a Common Buzzard nest known in the study area. The shortest distance between the random points was limited to 500 m based on the shortest distance between the nests of two breeding Common Buzzard pairs identified in Lithuania (Kamarauskaitė et al 2019). As a result, two sets of mature control stands were created: one for the years 2002-2004 (n = 50) and another for the years 2017-2018 (n = 50).…”

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“…recent clear-cuttings). Despite their exploitation of a wide variety of habitats, Common Buzzards usually build their nests in mature forests stands or on mature trees (Selås 1997, Drobelis 2004, Hakkareinen et al 2004, Sergio et al 2005, Bielański 2006, Lõhmus 2006, Gryz and Krauze-Gryz 2019, Kamarauskaitė et al 2019.…”

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Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, nest site selection pattern in relation to stands and their location factors in Central Lithuania, Central Eastern Europe

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Environmental changes are expected in Europe due to ongoing timber harvesting in forests and changes in agriculture practices in cultivated areas. This study aimed to determine whether the nest site characteristics of the Common Buzzard Buteo buteo – a generalist raptor – have changed over time due to ongoing changes in forests and agricultural areas that are highly important for its breeding. A comparison of Common Buzzard nest sites occupied in 2002–2004 with nest sites occupied in 2017–2018 in commercially managed forests indicated certain changes. Common Buzzards preferred to nest in more mature stands with the higher proportion of deciduous trees in composition of the first tree layer. The location of stands in regard to agricultural areas did not shape habitat choice. The oak was most important nests tree. The nest sites of the Common Buzzard remained similar in terms of location within the landscape, however, age of stands used for nest significantly increased. In summary, these results suggest that Common Buzzard nest site selection pattern was driven by stand level decisions, but were not shaped by the landscape features. These findings indicate that behavioural plasticity typically assumed for this ubiquitous raptor may not necessarily act at the all levels of nest site selection process, which may further indicate species potential sensitivity to the changes in forest utilisation intensity. Keywords: habitat selection, raptor, forestry impact

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Future projection for forest management suggests a decrease in the availability of nesting habitats for a mature-forest-nesting raptor

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Nesting habitat overlap between the Common BuzzardButeo buteoand the Lesser Spotted EagleClanga pomarinafor conservation planning in Natura 2000 sites

Cited by 5 publications

References 28 publications

Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds

Sustainability Assessment of Intensified Forestry—Forest Bioenergy versus Forest Biodiversity Targeting Forest Birds

Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo, nest site selection pattern in relation to stands and their location factors in Central Lithuania, Central Eastern Europe

Future projection for forest management suggests a decrease in the availability of nesting habitats for a mature-forest-nesting raptor

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