[HTML][HTML] Long-term trends in forest bird populations reflect management changes in Central European forests

J Reif, AJ Skálová, Z Vermouzek, P Voříšek - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
In areas where forest is under long-term human influence, we can expect that forest bird
populations will be affected by changes in forest management. Consequences of such forest …

Large‐scale forest disturbance and associated management shape bird communities in Central European spruce forests

A Graser, M Georg, J Kallmayer… - Journal of Applied …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In Central Europe, natural forest disturbance is increasing due to climate change
and the legacies of past forest management. The resulting early successional forest stages …

Effects of urban land-use types on avifauna assemblage in a rapidly develo** urban settlement in Ghana

JK Afrifa, KA Monney, JP Deikumah - Urban Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Given that rates of urbanization are rising globally, the need to maintain and enhance urban
biodiversity has become important. This study examines the relative influence of different …

Sharing land via keystone structure: Retaining naturally regenerated trees may efficiently benefit birds in plantations

Y Yamaura, A Unno, JA Royle - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Meeting food/wood demands with increasing human population and per‐capita
consumption is a pressing conservation issue, and is often framed as a choice between land …

Forest structural heterogeneity positively affects bird richness and acoustic diversity in a temperate, central European forest

T Shaw, M Scherer-Lorenzen, S Müller - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Forests managed for timber production can also be managed for biodiversity
conservation by retaining structures typical of old-growth forests, which provide …

[HTML][HTML] Estimating primary forest attributes and rare community characteristics using unmanned aerial systems (UAS): An enrichment of conventional forest …

BT Fraser, RG Congalton - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The techniques for conducting forest inventories have been established over centuries of
land management and conservation. In recent decades, however, compelling new tools and …

Key structural factors and their thresholds for promoting bird diversity in spruce-dominated production forests of central Europe

D Kebrle, J Hofmeister, V Kodet, J Hošek - Forest Ecology and Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Many of native forests in Europe have been transformed into even-aged production forests
of commercially attractive conifers. In recent decades, a moderate shift back to a more native …

Plantation management to restore early and late‐successional bird habitat under various climatic and seasonal conditions

K Kawamura, Y Yamaura… - Ecological Applications, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Although agriculture and plantation forestry have decreased natural open habitats and old‐
growth forests, conservation in managed lands is considered essential for achieving “nature …

Bird response to forest disturbance size in mountain spruce forests in Central Europe

D Kebrle, P Zasadil, V Barták, J Hofmeister - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although natural disturbances are likely to occur more frequently and be more severe in
future as a result of climate change, we have little evidence concerning the effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Broadleaf retention benefits to bird diversity in mid-rotation conifer production stands

M Lindbladh, J Elmberg, PO Hedwall… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Retention forestry involves saving important forest structures for flora and fauna during the
final felling of a stand, including dead wood and variable amounts of living trees, ie green …