Attributes of trees used by nesting and foraging woodpeckers (Aves: Picidae) in an area with old pollarded Oaks (Quercus spp.) in the Taurus Mountains, Turkey

Funding agencies. ERASMUS; Swedish Institute in Turkey
We used three woodpecker species as umbrella species for old deciduous forests, andanalysed their preferences in an area with old pollarded oaks in the Taurus Mountains,Turkey. Using plot inventories, we physically characterised trees utilised fornesting and foraging amongst woodpeckers in general and the Middle SpottedWoodpecker (Leiopicus medius) in particular. Trees more frequently visited by foragingwoodpeckers differed from randomly chosen trees by being taller, having alarger circumference, greater bark furrow depth and shorter distance to neighbouringtrees. Nesting trees were taller, had a higher proportion of dead wood but a lower surfacearea of natural cavities. Our results suggest that the woodpeckers in the study arearely upon woodlands containing mature trees, thus have the potential to functionas suitable umbrella species’ to highlight the conservation value of oak forest habitatsin southern Turkey.

Sunnergren, AntonLinköpings universitet,Biologi,Tekniska fakulteten (författare)
Yeşilbudak, BurcuDepartment of Biology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey (författare)
Erdem, CahitbDepartment of Biology, Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey (författare)
Jansson, NicklasLinköpings universitet,Biologi,Tekniska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)nicja39 (författare)
Linköpings universitetBiologi (creator_code:org_t)

Ingår i:Zoology in the Middle East: Taylor & Francis62:4, s. 288-2980939-71402326-2680

Av författaren/redakt...: Bergner, Adam; Sunnergren, Anto ...; Yeşilbudak, Burc ...; Erdem, Cahit; Jansson, Nicklas

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