Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests

Variable retention is an alternative harvesting system that could be implemented instead the more traditional ones (e.g. shelterwood cut for N. pumilio forests in southern Patagonia), because it was designed not only for timber purpose, but also for conservation. However, the impact of different ret...

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Autores principales: Lencinas, María Vanessa, Cellini, Juan Manuel, Benitez, Julieta, Peri, Pablo Luis, Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José
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Publicado: "Marin Drăcea" National Research-Development Institute in Forestry 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/1186
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9223
https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2018.1186
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author Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Benitez, Julieta
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José
author_browse Benitez, Julieta
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José
Peri, Pablo Luis
author_facet Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Benitez, Julieta
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José
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description Variable retention is an alternative harvesting system that could be implemented instead the more traditional ones (e.g. shelterwood cut for N. pumilio forests in southern Patagonia), because it was designed not only for timber purpose, but also for conservation. However, the impact of different retention types on diversity is not clear, e.g. stenotopic and eurytopic bird species. The objective of this work was to analyse the habitats (inside, edge or outside of aggregated retention) and the use of strata (canopy, stem, debris and floor) for different bird species under two different variable retention harvesting types (aggregated + dispersed retentions, or aggregated retention + clear-cuts). We analysed four years of bird observation data in variable retention harvested and unharvested forest permanent plots located in Tierra del Fuego province (Argentina) belonging to PEBANPA (Parcelas de Ecología y Biodiversidad de Ambientes Naturales en Patagonia Austral) network, also with understory and crown cover data. Statistical analysis included uni- and multivariate tests, and comparisons with unharvested forests. We inventoried nine bird species, six of which showed significantly different habitat preference in variable retention types (Carduelis barbata, Phrygilus patagonicus and Tachycineta leucopyga in aggregated + dispersed retentions, and Enicognathus ferrugineus, P. patagonicus, T. leucopyga, Troglodytes aedon and Zonotrichia capensis in aggregated retention + clearcuts). Likewise, all evaluated species presented differential use of strata, and some species changed comparing harvested and unharvested forests. DCA (Detrended Corresponded Analysis) highlighted association between species and habitats (e.g. P. patagonicus is more related to outside aggregated retentions) as well as differences between variable retention types, showing that bird species move toward edges when clear-cuts were carried out, among aggregated retention, instead of dispersed retention. These results support the effectiveness of the variable retention to conserve habitat of bird species inside managed forests, which satisfy both stenotopic and eurytopic species requirements.
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spelling INTA92232021-04-29T16:42:52Z Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests Lencinas, María Vanessa Cellini, Juan Manuel Benitez, Julieta Peri, Pablo Luis Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José Primary Forest Habitats Harvesting Impact Assessment Birds Clear Felling Biodiversity Conservation Bosque Primario Habitat Cosecha Nothofagus Evaluación de Impacto Aves Aclareo Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica Carduelis Managed Forest Aggregated Retention Harvesting System Bosque Manejado Retención Agregada Sistemas de Corta Phrygilus patagonicus Tachycineta leucopyga Enicognathus ferrugineus Troglodytes aedon Zonotrichia capensis Bosque Nativo Variable retention is an alternative harvesting system that could be implemented instead the more traditional ones (e.g. shelterwood cut for N. pumilio forests in southern Patagonia), because it was designed not only for timber purpose, but also for conservation. However, the impact of different retention types on diversity is not clear, e.g. stenotopic and eurytopic bird species. The objective of this work was to analyse the habitats (inside, edge or outside of aggregated retention) and the use of strata (canopy, stem, debris and floor) for different bird species under two different variable retention harvesting types (aggregated + dispersed retentions, or aggregated retention + clear-cuts). We analysed four years of bird observation data in variable retention harvested and unharvested forest permanent plots located in Tierra del Fuego province (Argentina) belonging to PEBANPA (Parcelas de Ecología y Biodiversidad de Ambientes Naturales en Patagonia Austral) network, also with understory and crown cover data. Statistical analysis included uni- and multivariate tests, and comparisons with unharvested forests. We inventoried nine bird species, six of which showed significantly different habitat preference in variable retention types (Carduelis barbata, Phrygilus patagonicus and Tachycineta leucopyga in aggregated + dispersed retentions, and Enicognathus ferrugineus, P. patagonicus, T. leucopyga, Troglodytes aedon and Zonotrichia capensis in aggregated retention + clearcuts). Likewise, all evaluated species presented differential use of strata, and some species changed comparing harvested and unharvested forests. DCA (Detrended Corresponded Analysis) highlighted association between species and habitats (e.g. P. patagonicus is more related to outside aggregated retentions) as well as differences between variable retention types, showing that bird species move toward edges when clear-cuts were carried out, among aggregated retention, instead of dispersed retention. These results support the effectiveness of the variable retention to conserve habitat of bird species inside managed forests, which satisfy both stenotopic and eurytopic species requirements. EEA Santa Cruz Fil: Lencinas, María Vanessa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC) Argentina. Fil: Cellini, Juan Manuel. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Maderas; Argentina. Fil: Benitez, Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Santa Cruz; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral; Argentina. Fil: Peri, Pablo Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Martínez Pastur, Guillermo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas (CADIC); Argentina. 2021-04-29T16:22:27Z 2021-04-29T16:22:27Z 2018-12-31 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/1186 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9223 Lencinas M.V., Cellini J.M., Benitez J., Peri P.L., Martínez Pastur G., 2018. Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests. Ann. For. Res. 61(2): 147-160 https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2018.1186 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf "Marin Drăcea" National Research-Development Institute in Forestry Annals of Forest Research 61 (2) : 147-160. (2018)
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Habitats
Harvesting
Impact Assessment
Birds
Clear Felling
Biodiversity Conservation
Bosque Primario
Habitat
Cosecha
Nothofagus
Evaluación de Impacto
Aves
Aclareo
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Carduelis
Managed Forest
Aggregated Retention
Harvesting System
Bosque Manejado
Retención Agregada
Sistemas de Corta
Phrygilus patagonicus
Tachycineta leucopyga
Enicognathus ferrugineus
Troglodytes aedon
Zonotrichia capensis
Bosque Nativo
Lencinas, María Vanessa
Cellini, Juan Manuel
Benitez, Julieta
Peri, Pablo Luis
Martinez Pastur, Guillermo José
Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title_full Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title_fullStr Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title_full_unstemmed Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title_short Variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in Patagonian Nothofagus pumilio forests
title_sort variable retention forestry conserves habitat of bird species in patagonian nothofagus pumilio forests
topic Primary Forest
Habitats
Harvesting
Impact Assessment
Birds
Clear Felling
Biodiversity Conservation
Bosque Primario
Habitat
Cosecha
Nothofagus
Evaluación de Impacto
Aves
Aclareo
Conservación de la Diversidad Biológica
Carduelis
Managed Forest
Aggregated Retention
Harvesting System
Bosque Manejado
Retención Agregada
Sistemas de Corta
Phrygilus patagonicus
Tachycineta leucopyga
Enicognathus ferrugineus
Troglodytes aedon
Zonotrichia capensis
Bosque Nativo
url http://www.afrjournal.org/index.php/afr/article/view/1186
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/9223
https://doi.org/10.15287/afr.2018.1186
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