The importance of non-forest tree stand features for protection of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in agricultural landscape: a case study from South-Eastern Poland

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dc.contributor.authorMichalczuk, Jerzy
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T01:27:00Z
dc.date.available2023-02-02T01:27:00Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionAcknowledgements: I wish to thank Monika Michalczuk for assistance in collection of data. I am very grateful to Dr. Lech Zaręba for his assistance in performing the statistical calculations and Prof. Andrzej Bobiec for comments to an earlier version of the manuscript. © The Author(s) 2020. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . The Version of Scholarly Record of this Article is published in Agroforestry Systems, 2020, available online at: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-020-00498-2 . Keywords: rural landscape; semi-open landscape; human-settlements tree stands; synanthropic environments; habitat conservation; bird protection planning.
dc.description.abstractNon-forest tree stands are important habitats for many species of birds in the agricultural landscape. They are also the main habitat of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus, whose numbers have been decreasing in recent years in some parts of Europe. Recognition of the habitat requirements of this species may help better planning of its protection in the context of the treed agricultural landscapes. During this study, the habitat preferences of the Syrian Woodpecker were determined in the agricultural landscape of South-Eastern Poland. A set of 12 habitat parameters of tree stands located in the breeding territories of the Syrian Woodpecker (n = 122) and in randomly chosen control areas (n = 122) located outside the range of the breeding territories of this species were characterized. The number and species diversity of trees was significantly higher in stands located in Syrian Woodpecker territories than in the random control areas. Stands occupied by breeding pairs also had trees of worse health condition and a larger proportion of fruit trees. The model best explaining the probability of the occurrence of the species indicates that the Syrian Woodpecker requires mainly the presence of tree stands with a greater species diversity of trees, as well as tree stands in worse health condition. When planning the protection of this species’ habitats in the agricultural landscape, the characteristics of non-forest tree stands noted above should be taken into account.
dc.identifier.citationMichalczuk, J. (2020). The importance of non-forest tree stand features for protection of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in agricultural landscape: a case study from South-Eastern Poland. Agroforest Syst 94, 1825–1835. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00498-2
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00498-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14096/241
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleThe importance of non-forest tree stand features for protection of the Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus in agricultural landscape: a case study from South-Eastern Poland
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