Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation
Summary Edge effects of native forest fragmentation have been well studied, but there are few studies of open‐ground habitats fragmented by plantation forests. We measure forestry edge effects on open‐ground breeding birds, following one of Europe's biggest and most controversial land‐use trans...
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crwiley:10.1111/1365-2664.12173 2024-09-15T17:56:51+00:00 Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation Wilson, Jeremy D. Anderson, Russell Bailey, Sallie Chetcuti, Jordan Cowie, Neil R. Hancock, Mark H. Quine, Christopher P. Russell, Norrie Stephen, Leigh Thompson, Des B. A. Elphick, Chris 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12173 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2F1365-2664.12173 https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/1365-2664.12173 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Applied Ecology volume 51, issue 1, page 204-213 ISSN 0021-8901 1365-2664 journal-article 2013 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12173 2024-09-05T05:09:22Z Summary Edge effects of native forest fragmentation have been well studied, but there are few studies of open‐ground habitats fragmented by plantation forests. We measure forestry edge effects on open‐ground breeding birds, following one of Europe's biggest and most controversial land‐use transformations. The ‘Flow Country’ of northern Scotland is one of the world's greatest expanses of blanket bog. It became fragmented by conifer forests planted in the late 20th century, and these now adjoin open peatlands protected under European conservation legislation. Detrimental edge effects on breeding birds were anticipated, but not apparent shortly after planting. Using survey data collected in 2003–2006, and logistic regression modelling, we tested whether breeding distributions of three wader species of international conservation concern, dunlin, European golden plover and common greenshank, were influenced by distance to forest edge, controlling for habitat and topography. All three species were more likely to occupy flatter, more exposed ground close to bog pools and were influenced by peatland vegetation structure. There was an additive and adverse effect of proximity to forest edge for dunlin and European golden plover, but not common greenshank. This effect was strongest within 700 m of forest edges. We used these results to predict which areas should benefit most from removal of adjacent forestry and so guide maintenance and restoration of the bird interests of the protected areas. Synthesis and applications . Edge effects of mature forestry on dunlin and golden plover are apparent over several hundred metres and are now being used to guide forest planning in northern Scotland. The scale of edge effect is broadly consistent with other avian studies in open‐ground habitats across Eurasia and North America, so buffer zones of this order are consistent with possible impacts of plantation forestry on open‐ground habitats of bird conservation interest. Given renewed interest in conifer afforestation as a climate ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Avian Studies Dunlin European Golden Plover Wiley Online Library Journal of Applied Ecology 51 1 204 213 |
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Summary Edge effects of native forest fragmentation have been well studied, but there are few studies of open‐ground habitats fragmented by plantation forests. We measure forestry edge effects on open‐ground breeding birds, following one of Europe's biggest and most controversial land‐use transformations. The ‘Flow Country’ of northern Scotland is one of the world's greatest expanses of blanket bog. It became fragmented by conifer forests planted in the late 20th century, and these now adjoin open peatlands protected under European conservation legislation. Detrimental edge effects on breeding birds were anticipated, but not apparent shortly after planting. Using survey data collected in 2003–2006, and logistic regression modelling, we tested whether breeding distributions of three wader species of international conservation concern, dunlin, European golden plover and common greenshank, were influenced by distance to forest edge, controlling for habitat and topography. All three species were more likely to occupy flatter, more exposed ground close to bog pools and were influenced by peatland vegetation structure. There was an additive and adverse effect of proximity to forest edge for dunlin and European golden plover, but not common greenshank. This effect was strongest within 700 m of forest edges. We used these results to predict which areas should benefit most from removal of adjacent forestry and so guide maintenance and restoration of the bird interests of the protected areas. Synthesis and applications . Edge effects of mature forestry on dunlin and golden plover are apparent over several hundred metres and are now being used to guide forest planning in northern Scotland. The scale of edge effect is broadly consistent with other avian studies in open‐ground habitats across Eurasia and North America, so buffer zones of this order are consistent with possible impacts of plantation forestry on open‐ground habitats of bird conservation interest. Given renewed interest in conifer afforestation as a climate ... |
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Wilson, Jeremy D. Anderson, Russell Bailey, Sallie Chetcuti, Jordan Cowie, Neil R. Hancock, Mark H. Quine, Christopher P. Russell, Norrie Stephen, Leigh Thompson, Des B. A. Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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Wilson, Jeremy D. Anderson, Russell Bailey, Sallie Chetcuti, Jordan Cowie, Neil R. Hancock, Mark H. Quine, Christopher P. Russell, Norrie Stephen, Leigh Thompson, Des B. A. |
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Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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Modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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modelling edge effects of mature forest plantations on peatland waders informs landscape‐scale conservation |
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