The Long-Lasting Territories of Forest Apex Predators Sustain Diverse Bird Communities throughout the Year

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Łukasz Kajtoch, Bartłomiej Kusal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: northern goshawk; Ural owl; Accipiter gentilis; Strix uralensis; surrogates; flagship species; Plant ecology; QK900-989; Deadwood; Northern Goshawk; Ural Owl
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122128; https://doaj.org/article/14bd5bb61f4e423094793768d4cf6af7

Apex predators, such as raptors, are used as surrogates to attain conservation objectives; however, their presence in a particular area does not necessarily mean long-term occurrence. Here we used data on long-lasting (20–40 years) territories of two generalist raptors: the diurnal Northern goshawk...