Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production
Livestock production systems are the predominant use of drylands and offer a potential opportunity for biodiversity conservation. However, there is little consensus on what indicator should be used to assess the ecological status of dry forests under long-term livestock grazing management. We aimed...
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| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20874 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-024-02998-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02998-4 |
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| author | Barzan, Flavia Romina Bellis, Laura Marisa Calamari, Noelia Cecilia Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz Dardanelli, Sebastian |
| author_browse | Barzan, Flavia Romina Bellis, Laura Marisa Calamari, Noelia Cecilia Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz Dardanelli, Sebastian |
| author_facet | Barzan, Flavia Romina Bellis, Laura Marisa Calamari, Noelia Cecilia Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz Dardanelli, Sebastian |
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| description | Livestock production systems are the predominant use of drylands and offer a potential opportunity for biodiversity conservation. However, there is little consensus on what indicator should be used to assess the ecological status of dry forests under long-term livestock grazing management. We aimed to understand bird foraging height guilds and species responses to forest conditions and grazing intensity. We identified three forest conditions (mature forests, successional forests, and open areas). Forest condition was the main factor influencing bird foraging height guilds. We found that the richness and abundance of bird foraging height guilds were drastically lower in open areas, while mature and successional forests showed higher values. Grazing intensity showed a positive association only with canopy-foraging bird abundance. Ground-foraging bird responses to grazing intensity depended on forest conditions, decreasing drastically their abundance as grazing intensity increased in open areas. Understory-foraging birds were the most responsive guild to forest conditions, with their richness and abundance increasing from open areas to successional forests, indicating their potential as ecological forest status monitors. In addition, species composition differed among forest conditions, with specific bird species associated with each condition. For example, Myiarchus swainsoni and Drymornis bridgesii were indicators of mature forests characterized by old-growth trees. In turn, Synallaxis frontalis, Saltator aurantirostris, Leptotila verreauxi, Cyanoloxia brissonii, Zonotrichia capensis, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer, and Lepidocolaptes angustirostris were characteristic of successional forests characterized by shrub encroachment. Finally, Nothura maculosa, Anumbius annumbi, and Schoeniophylax phryganophilus were associated with open areas with high grass cover but with a few scattered trees. These bird species and guilds could be used as indicators of forest conditions, constituting a valuable tool to promote biodiversity conservation and management decisions. |
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| spelling | INTA208742025-10-28T13:29:57Z Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production Barzan, Flavia Romina Bellis, Laura Marisa Calamari, Noelia Cecilia Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz Dardanelli, Sebastian Pájaros Búsqueda de Alimento Producción Pecuaria Degradación Forestal Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Birds Foraging Livestock Production Forest Degradation Biodiversity Conservation Livestock production systems are the predominant use of drylands and offer a potential opportunity for biodiversity conservation. However, there is little consensus on what indicator should be used to assess the ecological status of dry forests under long-term livestock grazing management. We aimed to understand bird foraging height guilds and species responses to forest conditions and grazing intensity. We identified three forest conditions (mature forests, successional forests, and open areas). Forest condition was the main factor influencing bird foraging height guilds. We found that the richness and abundance of bird foraging height guilds were drastically lower in open areas, while mature and successional forests showed higher values. Grazing intensity showed a positive association only with canopy-foraging bird abundance. Ground-foraging bird responses to grazing intensity depended on forest conditions, decreasing drastically their abundance as grazing intensity increased in open areas. Understory-foraging birds were the most responsive guild to forest conditions, with their richness and abundance increasing from open areas to successional forests, indicating their potential as ecological forest status monitors. In addition, species composition differed among forest conditions, with specific bird species associated with each condition. For example, Myiarchus swainsoni and Drymornis bridgesii were indicators of mature forests characterized by old-growth trees. In turn, Synallaxis frontalis, Saltator aurantirostris, Leptotila verreauxi, Cyanoloxia brissonii, Zonotrichia capensis, Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer, and Lepidocolaptes angustirostris were characteristic of successional forests characterized by shrub encroachment. Finally, Nothura maculosa, Anumbius annumbi, and Schoeniophylax phryganophilus were associated with open areas with high grass cover but with a few scattered trees. These bird species and guilds could be used as indicators of forest conditions, constituting a valuable tool to promote biodiversity conservation and management decisions. EEA Paraná Fil: Barzan, Flavia Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Barzan, Flavia Romina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Transferencia Tecnológica a la Producción; Argentina Fil: Barzan, Flavia Romina. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Transferencia Tecnológica a la Producción; Argentina Fil: Barzan, Flavia Romina. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Transferencia Tecnológica a la Producción; Argentina Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina. Fil: Bellis, Laura Marisa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Altos Estudios Espaciales “Mario Gulich”; Argentina. Fil: Calamari, Noelia Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Paraná; Argentina Fil: Dardanelli, Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Dardanelli, Sebastian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Transferencia Tecnológica a la Producción; Argentina Fil: Dardanelli, Sebastian. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigación Científica y de Transferencia Tecnológica a la Producción; Argentina Fil: Dardanelli, Sebastian. Provincia de Entre Ríos. 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| spellingShingle | Pájaros Búsqueda de Alimento Producción Pecuaria Degradación Forestal Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Birds Foraging Livestock Production Forest Degradation Biodiversity Conservation Barzan, Flavia Romina Bellis, Laura Marisa Calamari, Noelia Cecilia Canavelli, Sonia Beatriz Dardanelli, Sebastian Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title | Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title_full | Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title_fullStr | Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title_short | Using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| title_sort | using bird foraging height guilds and species to assess forest degradation by livestock production |
| topic | Pájaros Búsqueda de Alimento Producción Pecuaria Degradación Forestal Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Birds Foraging Livestock Production Forest Degradation Biodiversity Conservation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/20874 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-024-02998-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-024-02998-4 |
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