Effects of Forest Edges on Ovenbird Demography in a Managed Forest Landscape

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  • DAVID J. FLASPOHLER
  • ROBERT N. ROSENFIELD
چکیده

We studied the reproductive ecology of Ovenbirds ( Seiurus aurocapillus ) for 3 years in a primarily forested landscape in northern Wisconsin. We searched for and monitored nests in large, closed-canopy northern hardwood forests adjacent to recent clearcuts ( , 6 years old) and measured the effect of proximity to edge on nest success, clutch size, and breeding pair density. Mayfield nest success was lower near the forest edge (0.44, N nests 5 42; , 300 m) than in the forest interior (0.69, N nests 5 47; . 300 m; x 2 5 4.43, df 5 1, p # 0.04), and mean clutch size was higher (4.93) near the forest edge than in the forest interior (4.27; t 5 2 3.83, df 5 59, p # 0.0003). Edge effects on nest success and clutch size extended farther (300 m) into intact forest than has been documented previously. Using habitat-specific demographic parameters, we found that annual productivity per pair was similar in edge (3.37 fledglings) and interior (3.85 fledglings) habitat. We used our estimates of per capita annual productivity and published estimates of adult and juvenile survival to approximate the finite rate of growth ( l ) for birds breeding in edge and interior locations. Based on published estimates of age-specific survival, both edge and interior habitats appear to be source habitats (where l . 1) for Ovenbirds in the landscape we studied. Our assessment of population status, however, was extremely sensitive to variation in survival estimates. We used geographic information system data from the Nicolet National Forest to estimate population size in northern and mixed-hardwood forests in this region and to quantify annual productivity in this landscape. Ovenbirds near forest edges faced higher predation pressure but laid more eggs on average than birds in the forest interior. Our data suggest that Ovenbirds may make tradeoffs between the probability of nest success and the per-nest productivity as measured by clutch size. Our findings are consistent with the equilibrium state of the ideal free distribution model in that although individual demographic characteristics (nest success and clutch size) varied with distance from edge, an important correlate of fitness, finite rate of increase ( l ) remained relatively similar. Efecto de los Bordes del Bosque en la Demografía del Chipe Suelero en un Paisaje de Bosque Manejado Resumen: Estudiamos la ecología reproductiva del chipe suelero (Seiurus aurocapillus) por tres años en un paisaje en su mayor parte forestal al norte de Wisconsin. Buscamos y monitoreamos nidos en bosques leñosos de dosel cerrado adjacentes a bosques talados recientemente ( , 6 años de edad) y medimos el efecto de la proximidad del borde sobre el éxito de nidación, el tamaño de la nidada y la densidad de parejas reproductoras. El éxito de nidos en Mayfield fue más bajo cerca de los bordes del bosque (0.44, N nidos 5 42) ( , 300 m) en relación con el interior del bosque (0.69, N nidos 5 47) ( . 300 m) ( x 2 5 4.43, df 5 1, p , 0.04), y el tamaño de nidada fue mayor (4.93) cerca del borde del bosque que en el interior del bosque (4.27) ( t 5 2 3.83, df 5 59, p 5 0.0003). Encontramos que los efectos de borde sobre el éxito de nidación y el tamaño de la nidada se extendió aún más (300 m) al interior del bosque de lo que ha sido documentado previamente. Mediante el uso de parámetros demográficos hábitat-específicos, encontramos que la productividad anual por pareja es similar en el borde (3.37 polluelos) que en el interior (3.85 polluelos) del hábitat. Usamos nuestras estimaciones de productividad anual per cápita y estimaciones publicadas de la supervivencia de adultos y juveniles para estimar la tasa finita de crecimiento ( l ) para aves que se reproducen en localidades de borde y del interior. ‡ Current address: School of Forestry and Wood Products, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931–1295, U.S.A., email: [email protected] Paper submitted August 30, 1999; revised manuscript accepted May 10, 2000. 174 Effect of Edge on Ovenbird Demography Flaspohler et al. Conservation Biology Volume 15, No. 1, February 2001 En base a estimaciones publicadas de supervivencia de edad específica, tanto el hábitat de borde como del interior parecen ser hábitats fuente (donde l . 1) para los chipes en el paisaje estudiado. Sin embargo, nuestras estimaciones del estado poblacional fueron extremadamente sensibles a la variabilidad en las estimaciones de supervivencia. Usamos datos del Sistema de Información Geográfica del Bosque Nacional Nicolet para estimar el tamaño poblacional en bosques del norte y bosques leñosos mixtos en esta región y para cuantificar la productividad en este paisaje. Los chipes cercanos a los bordes enfrentan una presión por depredación más alta, pero tienen más huevos en promedio que las aves del interior del hábitat. Nuestros datos sugieren que los chipes podrían tener una compensación entre la probabilidad del éxito de nidación y la productividad por nido, medida como el tamaño de la nidada. Nuestros resultados son consistentes con el estado de equilibrio del modelo ideal de distribución libre, en el que las características demográficas individuales (éxito de nidación y tamaño de la nidada) varían en relación con la distancia del borde. La tasa finita de incremento ( l ), que es una importante asociación de adaptabilidad permaneció relativamente igual.

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تاریخ انتشار 2001