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Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem

Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of... Annals of Forest Science (2014) 71:25–32 DOI 10.1007/s13595-012-0227-y ORIGINAL PAPER Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem Pedro Pereira & Carlos Godinho & Inês Roque & Ana Marques & Manuela Branco & João Eduardo Rabaça Received: 26 March 2012 /Accepted: 9 July 2012 /Published online: 1 August 2012 INRA / Springer-Verlag France 2012 Abstract Oak defoliation was mainly attributed to the sawfly & Context The Iberian cork oak Quercus suber montados are Periclista andrei. Sawfly defoliation was significantly dynamic agro-silvo-pastoral systems, contrasting with the higher in SM and negatively correlated with shrub cover. abandonment trend of other Mediterranean forested areas. & Conclusions Our results highlight (1) the relevance of & Aims We aimed to identify the effect of management type management activities conducted at the shrubby layer, (2) and vegetation features on breeding insectivorous birds and the need of an increase in tree diversity and density and (3) leaf-chewing defoliator insects. the maintenance of a mosaic landscape in order to improve & Methods In central Portugal, we selected two groups of 20 the bird community richness and reduce the defoliation http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Forest Science Springer Journals

Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem

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Annals of Forest Science (2014) 71:25–32 DOI 10.1007/s13595-012-0227-y ORIGINAL PAPER Time to rethink the management intensity in a Mediterranean oak woodland: the response of insectivorous birds and leaf-chewing defoliators as key groups in the forest ecosystem Pedro Pereira & Carlos Godinho & Inês Roque & Ana Marques & Manuela Branco & João Eduardo Rabaça Received: 26 March 2012 /Accepted: 9 July 2012 /Published online: 1 August 2012 INRA / Springer-Verlag France 2012 Abstract Oak defoliation was mainly attributed to the sawfly & Context The Iberian cork oak Quercus suber montados are Periclista andrei. Sawfly defoliation was significantly dynamic agro-silvo-pastoral systems, contrasting with the higher in SM and negatively correlated with shrub cover. abandonment trend of other Mediterranean forested areas. & Conclusions Our results highlight (1) the relevance of & Aims We aimed to identify the effect of management type management activities conducted at the shrubby layer, (2) and vegetation features on breeding insectivorous birds and the need of an increase in tree diversity and density and (3) leaf-chewing defoliator insects. the maintenance of a mosaic landscape in order to improve & Methods In central Portugal, we selected two groups of 20 the bird community richness and reduce the defoliation

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