Effects of Forest Patch Size on Nesting Success of Wood Thrushes

The Auk ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 146-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey P. Hoover ◽  
Margaret C. Brittingham ◽  
Laurie J. Goodrich
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Nesting Success ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Wood Thrushes

scholarly journals Patch Size and Landscape Effects on Density and Nesting Success of Grassland Birds

2006 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
MAIKEN WINTER ◽  
DOUGLAS H. JOHNSON ◽  
JILL A. SHAFFER ◽  
THERESE M. DONOVAN ◽  
W. DANIEL SVEDARSKY
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Grassland Birds ◽  
Nesting Success ◽  
Landscape Effects

The effects of forest patch size and matrix type on changes in carabid beetle assemblages in an urbanized landscape

2008 ◽  
Vol 141 (10) ◽  
pp. 2585-2596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Gaublomme ◽  
Frederik Hendrickx ◽  
Hilde Dhuyvetter ◽  
Konjev Desender
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Carabid Beetle ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Matrix Type ◽  
Beetle Assemblages

EFFECTS OF HISTORICAL LAND USE AND FOREST PATCH SIZE ON MYRMECOCHORES AND ANT COMMUNITIES

2002 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1364-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris E. Mitchell ◽  
Monica G. Turner ◽  
Scott M. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Patch Size ◽  
Ant Communities ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Historical Land Use

Distribution of arthropods in relation to forest patch size, edge, and stand characteristics

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 1068-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jukka Jokimäki ◽  
Esa Huhta ◽  
Juhani Itämies ◽  
Pekka Rahko
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Forest Edge ◽  
Total Abundance ◽  
Forest Patches ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Edge Orientation ◽  
Open Land ◽  
Net Method ◽  
Deciduous Shrubs ◽  
Stand Characteristics

We studied the abundance of arthropods in relation to forest patch size, edge orientation, distance from the forest - open-land edge, and stand characteristics in pine-dominated forests in northern Finland. Arthropod samples were collected using the sweep-net method. The total catch of arthropods, catches from the field layer and deciduous shrubs, the numbers of flying arthropods, small (<1 mm) arthropods, and the numbers of seven different arthropod taxa (viz. Linyphiidae (Arachnida), Cicadellidae (Homoptera), Diptera, Brachycera (Diptera), Nematocera (Diptera), and Hymenoptera and Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera)) were lower in large forest patches (>5 ha) than in small patches (5 ha). The edge orientation and the type of adjacent open area (clearcut area or treeless mire) had no impact on the abundance of arthopods in the patches. The distance from the forest edge affected the total abundance of arthropods, small arthropods, flying arthropods, and Coleoptera (especially Cantharidae) in that all decreased in number from the forest edge to the interior of the forest stand. The abundance of many arthropod taxa correlated positively with the numbers of saplings, deciduous shrubs, and spruces. It was clear that the existence of these vegetation characteristics mainly explained the observed differences in the abundance of arthropods between forest patches of different sizes and also between forest edges and stand interiors.

Effects of temperature and precipitation on grassland bird nesting success as mediated by patch size

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 872-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Zuckerberg ◽  
Christine A. Ribic ◽  
Lisa A. McCauley
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Nesting Success ◽  
Grassland Bird ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Effects Of Temperature

scholarly journals Landscape scale terrestrial factors are also vital in shaping Odonata diversity of watercourses

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Beáta Nagy ◽  
Zoltán László ◽  
Flóra Szabó ◽  
Lilla Szőcs ◽  
György Dévai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patch Size ◽  
Landscape Scale ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Population Abundance ◽  
Forest Patch ◽  
Terrestrial Environment ◽  
Landscape Variables ◽  
Insect Populations ◽  
Landscape Scales

ABSTRACTHabitat loss and fragmentation causes decline of insect populations. Odonata (both dragonflies and damselflies) are especially threatened, because they are notably influenced by both aquatic and terrestrial environment. We explored the relative importance of local and landscape variables for Odonata assemblages (species richness, assemblage composition, population abundance) revealing differences in the sensitivity of Zygoptera and Anisoptera on the selected variables. Our study took two years and was placed along 11 lowland watercourses. We sampled the specimens using 500 m long transects from May to September. Landscape variables (length of watercourses, forest patch proportion, and farmland patch size) were calculated at three scales to better account for fragmentation. Our findings show that local variables influence damselflies, but dragonflies are more sensitive to landscape variables. Damselfly’s diversity decreased with the increasing macrovegetation cover, while dragonfly’s diversity decreased with the increasing degree of land use intensification, but increased with the length of watercourses. Our findings, both on local and landscape scales demonstrated the importance of terrestrial environment on Odonata. Based on our findings we stress the importance of partial watercourse clearing, and maintenance of traditional farm management based on small parcel farming near watercourses to maintain diverse and healthy Odonata assemblages.

Determinants of woody species richness in Scot pine and beech forests: climate, forest patch size and forest structure

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Estevan ◽  
Francisco Lloret ◽  
Jordi Vayreda ◽  
Jaume Terradas
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Patch Size ◽  
Woody Species ◽  
Beech Forests ◽  
Forest Patch
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