El uso de claros de aprovechamiento forestal por la avifauna de un bosque semideciduo chiquitano de Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Betty Flores; Damian I. Rumiz; Todd S. Fredericksen; Nell J. Fredericksen

doi:10.56178/eh.v17i2.872

Articles Published 01 December 2002 https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v17i2.872

The use of logging gaps by birds of a semideciduous Chiquitano forest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Bolivia forest management logging gaps semideciduous Chiquitano forest richness

Betty Flores BOLFOR, Proyecto de Manejo Forestal Sostenible. 4to Anillo esq. Av. 2 de Agosto, Casilla 6204, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado y Wildlife Conservation Society. Av. Irala 565, Casilla 2489, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Damian I. Rumiz BOLFOR, Proyecto de Manejo Forestal Sostenible. 4to Anillo esq. Av. 2 de Agosto, Casilla 6204, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado y Wildlife Conservation Society. Av. Irala 565, Casilla 2489, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Todd S. Fredericksen BOLFOR, Proyecto de Manejo Forestal Sostenible. 4to Anillo esq. Av. 2 de Agosto, Casilla 6204, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Nell J. Fredericksen BOLFOR, Proyecto de Manejo Forestal Sostenible. 4to Anillo esq. Av. 2 de Agosto, Casilla 6204, Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Abstract

We carried out a study in a dry or semideciduous Chiquitano forest in the Lomerío region, one year after it had been selectively logged. We assessed species richness, diversity, relative abundance, and guilds of birds (126 individuals, 32 species) captured with mistnets in logging gaps and in adjacent undisturbed areas. Species richness, diversity, and abundance diminished consistently from large to small gaps and to unlogged sites, although differ-ences between treatments not always were statistically significant. The insectivores Thamnophilus sticturus, Cnemotriccus fuscatus and Thryothorus guarayanus were the most frequent birds in thelarge gaps, whereas Thamnophilus sticturus, Sittasomus griseicapillus, Thryothorus guarayanus y Basileuterus culicivorus were the most frequent birds in small gaps and unlogged sites. Fromeight examined guilds, only the abundance of sallying species showed a significantly higher abundance in gaps, while the remaining guilds did not show preferences for any of the treatments. Logging activities after one year apparently did not have a strong impact on the birdcommunities of this study area. However, qualitative changes in the bird community could be sosubtle as to be noticed only after many years.

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Betty Flores, Damian I. Rumiz, Todd S. Fredericksen, Nell J. Fredericksen (2002). The use of logging gaps by birds of a semideciduous Chiquitano forest in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. El Hornero, Vol. 17 No. 2 (2002), 61-69. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v17i2.872

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[1] BAZZAZ FA (1990) Regeneration of tropical forest: physiological responses of pioneer and secondary species. Pp. 91–118 en: GÓMEZ-POMPA, WHITMORE ATC Y HADLEY M (eds) Rain forest regeneration and management. UNESCO y The Parthenon Publishing Group, París.

[2] BLAKE JG Y HOPPES WG (1986) Influence of resource abundance on use of tree-fall gaps by birds in an isolated woodlot. Auk 103:328–340.

[3] CORO PQ (2000) Comunidad de insectos voladores en áreas con diferentes grados de perturbación forestal en un bosque tropical seco de Santa Cruz. Tesis de grado. Universidad Mayor Real y Pontificia de San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca, Sucre.

[4] DAVIS S (1993) Seasonal status, relative abundance, and behavior of the birds of Concepción, Departamento de Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Fieldiana Zoology 71:1–33.

[5] DINERSTEIN E, OLSON DM, WEBSTER AL, PRIMM SA, BOOKBINDER MP Y LEDEC G (1995) A conservation assessment of the terrestrial ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean. World Wildlife Fund y The World Bank, Washington DC.

[6] FLORES B, RUMIZ DI Y COX G (2001) Avifauna del bosque semideciduo Chiquitano (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) antes y después de aprovechamiento forestal selectivo. Ararajuba 9:21–31.

[7] GALLI A, LEK C Y FORMAN R (1976) Avian distribution patterns in forest islands of different sizes in central New Jersey. Auk 93:356–364.

[8] GOTELLI NJ Y GRAVES GR (1996) Null models in ecology. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.

[9] HILTY SL Y BROWN WL (1986) Birds of Colombia. Princeton University Press, Princeton.

[10] JOHNS AD (1985) Selective logging and wildlife conservation in tropical rain-forest: problems and recommendations. Biological Conservation 31:355–375.

[11] KARR JR (1981) Surveying birds with mist nets. Studies in Avian Biology 6:62–67.

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[14] LAMBERT FR (1992) The consequences of selective logging for Bornean lowland forest birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 335:443–457.

[15] LEVEY DJ (1988) Tropical wet forest treefall gaps and distribution of understory birds and plants. Ecology 69:1076–1089.

[16] LEVEY DJ (1990) Habitat-dependent fruiting behaviour of an understorey tree, Miconia centrodesma, and tropical treefall gaps as keystone habitats for frugivores in Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 6:409–420.

[17] MCCUNE B Y MEFFORD MJ (1997) Multivariate analysis of ecological data. Version 3.0. MjM Software, Gleneden Beach.

[18] MARSDEN SJ (1998) Changes in bird abundance following selective logging on Seram, Indonesia. Conservation Biology 12:605–611.

[19] MASON DJ (1996) Responses of Venezuelan understory birds to selective logging, enrichment strips, and vine cutting. Biotropica 28:296–309.

[20] MASON DJ Y THIOLLAY JM (2001) Tropical forestry and the conservation of Neotropical birds. Pp. 167–191 en: FIMBEL RA, GRAJAL A Y ROBINSON JG (eds) The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests. Columbia University Press, New York.

[21] MOSTACEDO B, FREDERICKSEN T Y TOLEDO M (1998) Respuestas de las plantas a la intensidad de aprovechamiento en un bosque semideciduo pluvio-estacional de la región de Lomerío, Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Revista de la Sociedad de Botánica 2:75–88.

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[23] NAVARRO G (1997) Contribución a la clasificación ecológica y florística de los bosques de Bolivia. Revista Boliviana de Ecología y Conservación Ambiental 1:3–37.

[24] NOSS RF Y SCOTT JM (1997) Ecosystem protection and restoration: the core of ecosystem management. Pp. 239–264 en: BOYCE MS Y HANEY A (eds) Ecosystem management: applications for sustainable forest and wildlife resources. Yale University Press, New Haven.

[25] PARKER TA III, GENTRY AH, FOSTER RB, EMMONS LH Y REMSEN JV JR (1993) The lowland dry forests of Santa Cruz, Bolivia: a global conservation priority. RAP Working Papers 4:1–104.

[26] PLUMPTRE A, DRANZOA C Y OWIUNJI I (2001) Bird communities in logged and unlogged African forest. Pp 213–238 en: FIMBEL RA, GRAJAL A Y ROBINSON JG (eds) The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests. Columbia University Press, New York.

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[30] RUDNICKY TC Y HUNTER ML JR (1993) Reversing the fragmentation perspective: effects of clearcut size on bird species richness in Maine. Ecological Applications 3:357–366.

[31] ROBINSON SK Y HOLMES RT (1984) Effects of plant species and foliage structure on the foraging behavior of forest birds. Auk 101:672–684.

[32] SCHEMSKE DW Y BROKAW N (1981) Treefalls and the distribution on understory birds in a tropical forest. Ecology 62:938–945.

[33] SCHUPP EW, HOWE HF, AUGSPURGER CK Y LEVEY DJ (1989) Arrival and survival in tropical treefall gaps. Ecology 70:562–564.

[34] SICK H (1984) Ornitologia brasileira. Uma introducao. Volumen 2. Universidade de Brasília, Brasília.

[35] THIOLLAY JM (1992) Influence of selective logging on bird species diversity in Guyanan rain forest. Conservation Biology 6:47–63.

[36] TIPPER JC (1979) Rarefaction and rarefiction - the use and abuse of a method in paleoecology. Paleobiology 5:423–434.

[37] WHITMAN AA, HAGAN JM III Y BROKAW NVL (1998) Effects of selection logging on birds in northern Belize. Biotropica 30:449–457.

[38] ZAKARIA MBH Y FRANCIS C (2001) The effects of logging on birds in tropical forests of Indo-Australia. Pp. 193–212 en: FIMBEL RA, GRAJAL A Y ROBINSON JG (eds) The cutting edge: conserving wildlife in logged tropical forests. Columbia University Press, New York.

[39] ZAR JH (1999) Biostatistical analysis. Fourth edition. Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River.