NDLI: The white-backed woodpecker: umbrella species for forest conservation planning?

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Author	Roberge, Jean Michel Mikusiński, Grzegorz Svensson, Sören
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	In northern Europe, a long history of land use has led to profound changes within forest ecosystems. The white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) is one of several specialised forest species whose populations have declined. Conservation management directed at this species’ habitat has made it a de facto umbrella species for conservation of the biodiversity associated with forests rich in deciduous trees and dead wood. We assessed empirically the value of the white-backed woodpecker as an indicator and umbrella species in central Sweden. Occurrence of the woodpecker in breeding bird atlas squares (5 × 5 km2) indicated high species richness of forest birds, particularly species of special conservation concern, which included on average 13% more species in squares with than without the woodpecker. The number of red-listed cryptogam species expected to benefit from conservation actions directed at white-backed woodpecker habitats was higher in squares where the woodpecker bred compared to where is was absent. However, no such pattern was found for red-listed beetles, a group with very few records in the studied squares. White-backed woodpecker occurrence was positively associated with the current area of deciduous and mixed forest of high conservation value. Considering its indicator value, its specialised habitat requirements and its potential as a communication tool, using the white-backed woodpecker as an umbrella species may provide a coarse filter for the conservation of several other deciduous forest species. However, focusing solely on white-backed woodpecker habitat may not provide for the conservation of all such species, which stresses the need for a suite of complementary planning approaches.
Starting Page	2479
Ending Page	2494
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09603115
Journal	Biodiversity and Conservation
Volume Number	17
Issue Number	10
e-ISSN	15729710
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2008-04-18
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Boreal forests Conservation planning Dead wood Deciduous forests Dendrocopos leucotos Indicator species Protected areas Umbrella species White-backed woodpecker Woodland key habitats Tree Biology Plant Sciences Evolutionary Biology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation

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