Historical natural disturbances shape spruce primary forest structure and indirectly influence bird assemblage composition

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 481; p. 118647
• Main Authors: Kameniar, Ondrej, Baláž, Michal, Svitok, Marek, Reif, Jiří, Mikoláš, Martin, Pettit, Joseph L., Keeton, William S., Pettit, Jessika M., Vostarek, Ondřej, Langbehn, Thomas, Trotsiuk, Volodymyr, Morelli, Federico, Frankovič, Michal, Kozák, Daniel, Janda, Pavel, Čada, Vojtěch, Ferenčík, Matej, Málek, Jakub, Begovič, Krešimir, Synek, Michal, Lábusová, Jana, Svobodová, Kristýna, Svoboda, Miroslav
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2021
• Subjects: administrative management; Bird habitats; birds; canopy; Carpathian Mountains; Carpathian region; data collection; dead wood; Dendrochronology; dendroecology; Disturbance history; Europe; Forest dynamics; forests; Mountain temperate forests; species richness; tree and stand measurements; tree height; trees; Carpathian region; Europe; Carpathian Mountains; Disturbance history; Mountain temperate forests; Bird habitats; Dendrochronology; Forest dynamics

•First study in primary forest linking ≥250 yr. disturbance history to bird assemblage.•Bird assemblage composition was driven by disturbance related structure.•Disturbance induced forest change did not decrease bird diversity or abundance. Understanding the processes shaping the composition of asse...