Sacred oak woods increase bird diversity and specialization: Links with the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721010446?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479721010446?via%3Dihub</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112982" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112982</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Sacred oak woods increase bird diversity and specialization: Links with the European Biodiversity Strategy for 2030
Original language description
Sacred groves in Greece are usually forest remnants with large trees around chapels, protected through centuries by Orthodox religion. We examined the comparative ecological value of 20 oak-dominated sacred groves vs managed oakwoods, in terms of their habitat characteristics and avian communities (passerines and wood-peckers). Sacred groves have maintained a more pronounced old-growth character than managed oakwoods in terms of average Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and tree height. Besides holding significantly greater bird species richness and abundance, they supported greater functional richness, phylogenetic diversity, and phylo-genetic bird species variability. Bird communities in sacred groves were more heterogeneous and showed greater avian specialization levels than in managed woods. Generalized Linear Models showed that the main factor positively affecting all aspects of bird diversity was DBH, while the abundance of dead trees increased bird abundance. Our results underline the importance
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Environmental Management
ISSN
0301-4797
e-ISSN
1095-8630
Volume of the periodical
2021
Issue of the periodical within the volume
294
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1-8
UT code for WoS article
000677934900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85108118132