The impact of changing habitat availability on population trends of woodland birds associated with early successional plantation woodland

Burgess, Malcolm D.; Bellamy, Paul E.; Gillings, Simon; Noble, David G.; Grice, Philip V.

doi:10.1080/00063657.2014.998622

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“…A1i, j) were consistent with a potential climate change attribution. Identifying climate change as the likely driver of Carduelis cabaret declines is a useful results as habitat loss has been previously identified as a contributing factor but unlikely to be the major driver (Burgess et al ). Our models predicted positive impacts of climate change on four passerines known to be sensitive to severe winter weather ( Erithacus rubecula, Prunella modularis, Troglodytes troglodytes and Turdus philomelos ; Robinson et al ; Supplementary material Appendix 2, Fig.…”

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Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

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Climate change has had well‐documented impacts on the distribution and phenology of species across many taxa, but impacts on species’ abundance, which relates closely to extinction risk and ecosystem function, have not been assessed across taxa. In the most comprehensive multi‐taxa comparison to date, we modelled variation in national population indices of 501 mammal, bird, aphid, butterfly and moth species as a function of annual variation in weather variables, which through time allowed us to identify a component of species’ population growth that can be associated with post‐1970s climate trends. We found evidence that these climate trends have significantly affected population trends of 15.8% of species, including eight with extreme (> 30% decline per decade) negative trends consistent with detrimental impacts of climate change. The modelled effect of climate change could explain 48% of the significant across‐species population decline in moths and 63% of the population increase in winged aphids. The other taxa did not have significant across‐species population trends or consistent climate change responses. Population declines in species of conservation concern were linked to both climatic and non‐climatic factors respectively accounting for 42 and 58% of the decline. Evident differential impacts of climate change between trophic levels may signal the potential for future ecosystem disruption. Climate change has therefore already driven large‐scale population changes of some species, had significant impacts on the overall abundance of some key invertebrate groups and may already have altered biological communities and ecosystems in Great Britain.

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“…Different authors consider birch as a keystone species with a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance [77][78][79][80], or, alternatively, as an ecosystem engineering species because its interactions with the environment modify and/or create habitats, with effects lasting for at least 20 years after its removal [66]. In multiple ecological restoration projects in North America, Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, and Spain, birch is used as a target species to improve biodiversity, especially in coniferous forests [78,[81][82][83].…”

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Potential of Birch (Betula pendula Roth and B. pubescens Ehrh.) for Forestry and Forest-Based Industry Sector within the Changing Climatic and Socio-Economic Context of Western Europe

Dubois

Verkasalo

Claessens

2020

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Five commercial tree species comprise nearly 80% of the forest standing stock volume in Western Europe. Nowadays, there is a strong need to consider a wider diversity of tree species, as evidenced by the impact of climate change and the forest health crises over the past decades. In this context, this study focuses on the potential of birch (Betula pendula Roth and Betula pubescens Ehrh.), a neglected indigenous species, for forestry and the forest-based industry sector. We have therefore compiled, analyzed, and discussed literature regarding the strengths and weaknesses of the species and the opportunities and threats of its use for this purpose. Among the strengths, birch tolerates various climates and sites, and high genetic variability promotes its adaptability. Birch improves forest resilience by colonizing forest gaps and quickly increasing soil functioning and biodiversity. Birch is also remarkably resistant to game overpopulation-associated damage. Large-sized logs are produced within relatively short periods with proper silvicultural treatment, and the wood characteristics allow versatile and valuable uses, as shown in Northern Europe. However, its weaknesses include high sensitivity to crown competition and to wood rot as challenges for silviculture. Among the opportunities, birch is well-suited to the global changes with its adaptability to climate change and its possible integration in diverse productive mixed tree stands. In the context of societal evolutions and customer perceptions, birch wood could play an increasing role in the building and furniture sectors, and among non-wood forest products. In Western Europe, the main obstacle to birch development is the lack of information on the wood uses and, consequently, the lack of interest among forest managers and wood processing professionals, which have led to a poor quality of the resource and to insufficient demand for its wood. Moreover, its fast height growth can affect the vitality of other species in mixed stands. Our analysis highlighted the potential of birch in the Western European forestry considering societal, ecological, and economic purposes in a changing climatic and socio-economic context and the need to (i) develop opportunities for industrial uses of birch wood, (ii) inform forest owners, managers, and industrial professionals about the potential value of birch, and (iii) define silvicultural guidelines.

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“…According to a small spatial scale study, the Corn bunting prefers large areas of homogeneous crop fields [16,17], while the Whinchat favours areas dominated by pastures interspersed with small arable fields [18]. By contrast, the Tree pipit is associated with edges of rare deciduous and coniferous forests, even though its woodland availability is not a primary factor influencing the species occurrence [19], whereas the Wood nuthatch occurs in the core of large areas of deciduous and mixed forests, and is negatively associated with landscape heterogeneity [20]. Thus, despite extensive knowledge about these species' habitat selection, the impact of landscape configuration metrics on a large geographical scale remains unknown.…”

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Are Landscape Configuration Metrics Worth Including When Predicting Specialist and Generalist Bird Species Density? A Case of the Generalised Additive Model Approach

Kosicki

2017

Environ Model Assess

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Due to the complexity of factors that influence species density on a large geographical scale, the effectiveness of the species distribution model (SDM) is still debatable. That is why the buffer zone (the area within 100 m from the outside edge of the patch), the core, i.e. (patches excluding the 100 m buffer zone from the patch's edge) and patch shape are explored in this study to see how they affect the density of habitat specialist and generalist bird species. Two sets of generalised additive models were generated separately for each of the four bird species: One set of models contained landscape configuration metrics as an additional predictor variable, and the other did not. The results showed that models including the core, the buffer zone and the shape of patches turned out to be definitely better than models without them. Specialist species, the Corn bunting and the Wood nuthatch, are more likely to occur in the core of the preferred patches, and they choose those of a simple shape; while generalist species, the Whinchat and the Tree pipit, are more probable to be present in the buffer zone of a more complicated shape. Thus, the results clearly show that specific landscape configuration models can improve the predictive power of SDMs and can be used as an effective tool for predicting species density and functional bird diversity (specialist and generalist). Furthermore, from the applied ecology perspective, detailed landscape configuration metrics can be considered as a surrogate of elusive habitat conditions.

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The impact of changing habitat availability on population trends of woodland birds associated with early successional plantation woodland

Cited by 8 publications

References 32 publications

Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

Impacts of climate change on national biodiversity population trends

Potential of Birch (Betula pendula Roth and B. pubescens Ehrh.) for Forestry and Forest-Based Industry Sector within the Changing Climatic and Socio-Economic Context of Western Europe

Are Landscape Configuration Metrics Worth Including When Predicting Specialist and Generalist Bird Species Density? A Case of the Generalised Additive Model Approach

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