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Jared D. Wolfe, Philip C. Stouffer, Richard O. Bierregaard Jr., David A. Luther, Thomas E. Lovejoy. 2020: Effects of a regenerating matrix on the survival of birds in tropical forest fragments. Avian Research, 11(1): 8. doi: 10.1186/s40657-020-00193-x
Citation: Jared D. Wolfe, Philip C. Stouffer, Richard O. Bierregaard Jr., David A. Luther, Thomas E. Lovejoy. 2020: Effects of a regenerating matrix on the survival of birds in tropical forest fragments. Avian Research, 11(1): 8. doi: 10.1186/s40657-020-00193-x
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Effects of a regenerating matrix on the survival of birds in tropical forest fragments

doi: 10.1186/s40657-020-00193-x
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    College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

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    Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus 69011, Brazil

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    College of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA

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    Biology Department, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive MS3E, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA

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  • Corresponding author: Jared D. Wolfe, jdwolfe@mtu.edu
  • Received Date: 04 Jul 2019
  • Accepted Date: 04 Mar 2020
  • Publish Date: 18 Mar 2020
    Abstract
  • Background Vast areas of lowland neotropical forest have regenerated after initially being cleared for agricultural purposes. The ecological value of regenerating second growth to forest-dwelling birds may largely depend on the age of the forest, associated vegetative structure, and when it is capable of sustaining avian demographics similar to those found in pristine forest.
    Methods To determine the influence of second growth age on bird demography, we estimated the annual survival of six central Amazonian bird species residing in pristine forest, a single 100 and a single 10 ha forest fragment, taking into consideration age of the surrounding matrix (i.e. regenerating forest adjacent to each fragment) as an explanatory variable.
    Results Study species exhibited three responses: arboreal, flocking and ant-following insectivores (Willisornis poecilinotus, Thamnomanes ardesiacus and Pithys albifrons) showed declines in survival associated with fragmentation followed by an increase in survival after 5 years of matrix regeneration. Conversely, Percnostola rufifrons, a gap-specialist, showed elevated survival in response to fragmentation followed by a decline after 5 years of regeneration. Lastly, facultative flocking and frugivore species (Glyphorynchus spirurus and Dixiphia pipra, respectively) showed no response to adjacent clearing and subsequent regeneration.
    Conclusions Our results in association with previous studies confirm that the value of regenerating forest surrounding habitat patches is dependent on two factors: ecological guild of the species in question and second growth age. Given the rapid increase in survival following succession, we suggest that the ecological value of young tropical forest should not be based solely on a contemporary snapshot, but rather, on the future value of mature second growth as well.

     

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