Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas

Land-use change driven by human population growth and economic activity will continue to impact both natural habitats and land currently being used for food, fiber, and fuel production. The effects of this conversion on economically important ecological services will in large part depend on how nati...

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Main Authors: Phifer, Colin C., Knowlton, Jessie L., Webster, Christopher R., Flaspohler, David J., Licata, Julián Andrés
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2831
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6
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author Phifer, Colin C.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Webster, Christopher R.
Flaspohler, David J.
Licata, Julián Andrés
author_browse Flaspohler, David J.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Licata, Julián Andrés
Phifer, Colin C.
Webster, Christopher R.
author_facet Phifer, Colin C.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Webster, Christopher R.
Flaspohler, David J.
Licata, Julián Andrés
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description Land-use change driven by human population growth and economic activity will continue to impact both natural habitats and land currently being used for food, fiber, and fuel production. The effects of this conversion on economically important ecological services will in large part depend on how native biodiversity responds to these changes. We investigated how agriculture-related land use change influences the avian community in northeastern Argentina by examining common agricultural land uses (pasture/annual crops, young and mature large-scale eucalyptus plantations, mixed-use farms with citrus, blueberry and small stands of eucalyptus) and remnant native espinal savannas. In this region, afforested eucalyptus plantations represent a new land-use change from the land cover of pasture with intermixed annual crops that has dominated the region. In this mosaic, we used point counts to assess how avian diversity and community structure differed between land uses. Bird species richness was lowest in older plantations and highest in the espinal savanna, with the other land uses having intermediate richness. Abundance trends followed the same pattern, with low overall abundance in the plantations, intermediate levels for pasture/annual crops, and highest abundance in the espinal. Distinct bird community assemblages were strongly associated with each land use, and between young and mature eucalyptus stands. Birds can be useful indicators for biodiversity as a whole, and the depopulated and depauperate avian community within the eucalyptus plantations will likely lead to reduced provision of many ecosystem services in this region if the spatial extent of plantations continues to expand.
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spelling INTA28312022-10-18T13:13:34Z Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas Phifer, Colin C. Knowlton, Jessie L. Webster, Christopher R. Flaspohler, David J. Licata, Julián Andrés Pájaros Eucalyptus Servicios de los Ecosistemas Praderas Bioenergía Utilización de la Tierra Land Use Bioenergy Grasslands Ecosystem Services Birds Argentina Región Pampena Non-metric Multidimensional Ordination Land-use change driven by human population growth and economic activity will continue to impact both natural habitats and land currently being used for food, fiber, and fuel production. The effects of this conversion on economically important ecological services will in large part depend on how native biodiversity responds to these changes. We investigated how agriculture-related land use change influences the avian community in northeastern Argentina by examining common agricultural land uses (pasture/annual crops, young and mature large-scale eucalyptus plantations, mixed-use farms with citrus, blueberry and small stands of eucalyptus) and remnant native espinal savannas. In this region, afforested eucalyptus plantations represent a new land-use change from the land cover of pasture with intermixed annual crops that has dominated the region. In this mosaic, we used point counts to assess how avian diversity and community structure differed between land uses. Bird species richness was lowest in older plantations and highest in the espinal savanna, with the other land uses having intermediate richness. Abundance trends followed the same pattern, with low overall abundance in the plantations, intermediate levels for pasture/annual crops, and highest abundance in the espinal. Distinct bird community assemblages were strongly associated with each land use, and between young and mature eucalyptus stands. Birds can be useful indicators for biodiversity as a whole, and the depopulated and depauperate avian community within the eucalyptus plantations will likely lead to reduced provision of many ecosystem services in this region if the spatial extent of plantations continues to expand. EEA Concordia Fil: Phifer, Colin C. Michigan Technological University. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science; Estados Unidos Fil: Knowlton, Jessie L. Michigan Technological University. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science; Estados Unidos Fil: Webster, Christopher R. Michigan Technological University. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science; Estados Fil: Flaspohler, David J. Michigan Technological University. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science; Estados Fil: Licata, Julián Andrés. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Concordia; Argentina 2018-07-19T17:10:51Z 2018-07-19T17:10:51Z 2017-12 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2831 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6 0960-3115 1572-9710 (Online) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Pampa (general region) Biodiversity and conservation 26 (13) : 3073–3101. (December 2017)
spellingShingle Pájaros
Eucalyptus
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Praderas
Bioenergía
Utilización de la Tierra
Land Use
Bioenergy
Grasslands
Ecosystem Services
Birds
Argentina
Región Pampena
Non-metric Multidimensional Ordination
Phifer, Colin C.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Webster, Christopher R.
Flaspohler, David J.
Licata, Julián Andrés
Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title_full Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title_fullStr Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title_full_unstemmed Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title_short Bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the Argentine pampas
title_sort bird community responses to afforested eucalyptus plantations in the argentine pampas
topic Pájaros
Eucalyptus
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Praderas
Bioenergía
Utilización de la Tierra
Land Use
Bioenergy
Grasslands
Ecosystem Services
Birds
Argentina
Región Pampena
Non-metric Multidimensional Ordination
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2831
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-016-1126-6
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