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<p>As inhabitants of cavities, some owl species benefit from natural processes, different tree compositions and higher volumes of dead wood. We assumed that protected areas would have a positive impact on the owl community. We compared the abundance of calling owls on 22 lines in managed versus protected forests. Here, we recorded the acoustic communication of owls. The composition of the owl community did not differ between areas. However, we found the impact of forest landscape integrity index and altitude on the diversity of owls. Forests in protected areas probably need time to develop natural and heterogeneous habitat structures. The conservation priority should be to increase the integrity of the forests. Our results also confirmed that managed forests can have a high diversity of owls.</p>
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As inhabitants of cavities, some owl species benefit from natural processes, different tree compositions and higher volumes of dead wood. We assumed that protected areas would have a positive impact on the owl community. We compared the abundance of calling owls on 22 lines in managed versus protected forests. Here, we recorded the acoustic communication of owls. The composition of the owl community did not differ between areas. However, we found the impact of forest landscape integrity index and altitude on the diversity of owls. Forests in protected areas probably need time to develop natural and heterogeneous habitat structures. The conservation priority should be to increase the integrity of the forests. Our results also confirmed that managed forests can have a high diversity of owls.

Owls’ responses to forest conservation in the Alps

Raptor Journal

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As inhabitants of cavities, some owl species benefit from natural processes, different tree compositions and higher volumes of dead wood. We assumed that...

Owls’ responses to forest conservation in the Alps

Published Online: Aug 17, 2023

Page range: 49 - 56

Received: May 14, 2023

Accepted: Jul 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2023-0006

Keywords
forest management, landscape integrity, owl community, protected areas, biological conservation, ecology, bioacoustics

© 2023 Vladimír Nemček et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Owls’ responses to forest conservation in the Alps

Published Online: Aug 17, 2023

Page range: 49 - 56

Received: May 14, 2023

Accepted: Jul 30, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/srj-2023-0006

Keywordsforest management, landscape integrity, owl community, protected areas, biological conservation, ecology, bioacoustics

© 2023 Vladimír Nemček et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
forest management, landscape integrity, owl community, protected areas, biological conservation, ecology, bioacoustics