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DOI	10.2989/20702620.2024.2325984
	Identification of main variables in forest management for recovery of endemic species habitat in burned areas of southern Chile
	Moreno, Roberto; Zamora, Ricardo; Moreno-Garcia, Norman; Esse, Carlos; Galan, Carmen; Molina, Juan Ramon
发表日期	2024
ISSN	2070-2620
EISSN	2070-2639
英文摘要	Wildfires are among the most serious disturbances that affect forest biodiversity, damaging both flora and fauna. In some burned areas, vegetation recovery is a long and complex process that requires the support of restorative actions. This study evaluated changes in forest structural features after a fire that affect habitat suitability for Rhinocryptids, an endemic group of bird species that are indicators of biodiversity in the temperate forests of South America. The study area was the Malleco National Reserve, Chile, where the main ecosystems are temperate forests. Four species from the Rhinocryptidae family of birds were used as bioindicator species. This group of species is endemic to temperate forests in South America. After fires occurred in 2002 and 2015, affecting temperate forests dominated by several Nothofagus species, two field inventories were carried out in 2016 and 2018. These inventories recorded the presence of Rhinocryptids and some forests structural features. Differences between the two stages of forest regeneration were assessed using statistical tests (T-test and Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test) and a classification model was proposed to determine the presence of Rhinocryptidae species. The statistical analysis of forest structural features showed that the variables more relevant in the habitat recuperation are vertical stratification (p-value < 0.001) and understory cover (p-value = 0.053). The trained decision tree to predict the presence of Rhinocryptidae species had an accuracy of 65.22%. This model showed that the coexistence of more than one Rhinocryptidae species occurs when vertical stratification is not mono-stratified and the density is lower than 335 trees ha-1. Our results can help forest managers to consider forest structure as a suitable habitat for certain major wildlife species when implementing post-fire recovery plans.
英文关键词	biodiversity conservation; Rhinocryptidae; woodland environment
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Forestry
WOS类目	Forestry
WOS记录号	WOS:001229176100001
来源期刊	SOUTHERN FORESTS-A JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/303102
作者单位	Universidad de Cordoba; Universidad de Cordoba; Universidad Mayor; Universidad Autonoma de Chile
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Moreno, Roberto,Zamora, Ricardo,Moreno-Garcia, Norman,et al. Identification of main variables in forest management for recovery of endemic species habitat in burned areas of southern Chile[J],2024.
APA	Moreno, Roberto,Zamora, Ricardo,Moreno-Garcia, Norman,Esse, Carlos,Galan, Carmen,&Molina, Juan Ramon.(2024).Identification of main variables in forest management for recovery of endemic species habitat in burned areas of southern Chile.SOUTHERN FORESTS-A JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE.
MLA	Moreno, Roberto,et al."Identification of main variables in forest management for recovery of endemic species habitat in burned areas of southern Chile".SOUTHERN FORESTS-A JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE (2024).