Recommendations to enhance breeding bird diversity in managed plantation forests determined using LiDAR.

ABSTRACT: Widespread afforestation is a crucial component of climate mitigation strategies worldwide. This presents a significant opportunity for biodiversity conservation if forests are appropriately managed. Within forests, structural and habitat diversity are known to be critical for biodiversity but pragmatic management recommendations are lacking. We make a comprehensive assessment of the effects of habitat variables on bird populations using data from over 4000 ha of forested landscape. We combine high-resolution remote sensing data with comprehensive management databases to classify habitat attributes and measure the response of six taxonomic and functional diversity metrics: species richness, Shannon diversity, functional richness, functional evenness, functional divergence, and functional d

SUBMITTER: Tew ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9787994 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature