2. Database record
Author(s): Gunnarsson, B.; Forest E.; Vowles, T.
Title: Bird predation effects on bush canopy arthropods in suburban forests.
Source: Forest Ecology and Management 257 (2): 619-627 2009
Abstract: Urban and suburban forests provide important recreational values to the
public and can also contain high levels of biodiversity even though management
regimes of such forests often include the clearing of bushes, shrubs and small trees to
make them more attractive to people. We concluded that bush canopies are important
foraging sites for birds in suburban forests, although we cannot rule out trait-mediated
effects. Management regimes that include clearing of the ground may affect the bird
community negatively.
Document Type: Journal article
Language: English
Address: Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of
Gothenburg, Box 461, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Publisher: Elsevier; Amsterdam; Netherlands
ISSN: 0378-1127
Keywords: leaf canopy, suburban forests
Descriptors: biodiversity; canopy; foraging; forest management; forests; habitats;
predation; predator; reproduction; species richness; suburban areas; urban forestry;
wild birds
Geographic Location: Sweden
Number of References: 49 ref.
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03781127
Product(s): CAB Abstracts