Edge Preference of Forest-dwelling Birds in Temperate Deciduous Forests

• Published in: Journal of Ecology and Field Biology Vol. 29; no. 3
• Main Authors: Choi, C.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Nam, H.Y. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Hur, W.H. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Lee, W.S. (Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea), Kim, H.J. (Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Republic of Korea), Hwang, G.Y. (Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, Republic of Korea)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 01.06.2006
• Subjects: BOSQUES; Edge preference; Forest edge group; Forest interior group; Forest-dwelling birds; FORESTS; FORET; Temperate deciduous forests
• ISSN: 1975-020X

To understand the effect of forest fragmentation on forest-dwelling birds, it is more effective to analyze on the selected specialists than on the whole bird community. We investigated the edge preference of forest-dwelling birds to discriminate habitat specialist species in the interior and on the edge of temperate deciduous forests in central Korea. Point count and line transect census were conducted at Gwangneung forest from February to October. Our result shows that there was no consistent tendency in abundance of birds between in the interior and on the edge because of the different landscape characteristics and the high proportion of habitat generalists.