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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: northern goshawk; Ural owl; Accipiter gentilis; Strix uralensis; surrogates; flagship species; biodiversity hotspots; forest management; Deadwood; Northern Goshawk; Ural Owl
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122128

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...