Nesting habitat selection of Mediterranean raptors in managed pinewoods: searching for common patterns to derive conservation recommendations

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dc.contributor.authorArroyo, Bernardo
dc.contributor.authorBarrientos Yuste, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T12:24:45Z
dc.date.available2024-01-29T12:24:45Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionThis work was promoted and funded by the Alto Tajo Natural Park-Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha and the Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales.
dc.description.abstractInvestigating habitat selection is a key step in improving the population conservation of forest species in areas managed for different purposes, from timber harvesting to hunting or recreation. Because economic resources allocated to conservation are limited, studies that assess cost-effective strategies are necessary, especially when concerning non-threatened species. We studied nest-site habitat selection of two raptor communities (totalling 245 nests from the five most common species: Short-Toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus, Goshawk Accipiter gentilis, Sparrowhawk A. nisus, Common Buzzard Buteo buteo and Booted Eagle Aquila pennata) in two pinewoods in central Spain separated by 200 km. Using a Generalised Linear Mixed Model for each species and with locality as a random factor, we obtained five models of habitat selection. We highlighted the common nesting patterns in order to facilitate an integrated management of forestry in relation to raptor nesting habitat selection. The most important variable for all species, with the exception of the Sparrowhawk was the nest-tree diameter at breast height, with raptors preferentially selecting nesting trees of large width. Tall trees and a high amount of tree cover around the nesting tree were also important habitat features for several species. Our results suggest that pinewoods should retain unharvested patches with moderate tree coverage (30–70%) containing not only several large trees (diameter at breast height > 40 cm) but also small ones. At the landscape level, open forests and heterogeneous habitats are preferred. These forest patches should be dispersed throughout the landscape.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución
dc.description.facultyFac. de Ciencias Biológicas
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0959270913000270
dc.identifier.essn1474-0001
dc.identifier.issn0959-2709
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international/article/nesting-habitat-selection-of-mediterranean-raptors-in-managed-pinewoods-searching-for-common-patterns-to-derive-conservation-recommendations/4C9DAEABDE48E1B4652E502AB9F19C01
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/96015
dc.issue.number2
dc.journal.titleBird Conservation International
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final151
dc.page.initial138
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
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dc.subject.cdu598.2:061.63
dc.subject.ucmAves
dc.subject.unesco2408 Etología
dc.subject.unesco2401.06 Ecología Animal
dc.titleNesting habitat selection of Mediterranean raptors in managed pinewoods: searching for common patterns to derive conservation recommendations
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dc.volume.number24
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