Naslov
Establishing the Monitoring of Woodpeckers in the Croatian Karst

Autori
Ćiković, Davor ; Barišić, Sanja ; Tutiš, Vesna ; Kralj, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Bird Numbers 2007 "Monitoring for Conservation and Management" / - , 2007, 60-61

Skup
17th International Conference of the European Bird Census Council

Mjesto i datum
Chiavenna, Italija, 17.04.2007. - 22.04.2007

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
monitoring; woodpeckers; Croatian Karst

Sažetak
The distribution and abundance of woodpecker species in the mountain forests of Croatian Karst region were studied from 2004 to 2007. The aim was to establish the basis for monitoring populations of woodpeckers as part of an extensive Karst Ecosystems Conservation Project. Since woodpeckers are regarded as a key forest species, they were used as indicators of forest biodiversity and naturalness. The study was conducted in the highest part of the Croatian Dinaric Alps. Four mountain forest habitats types were covered: beech forests, fir-beech forests, beech-pine forest and spruce forests. Woodpeckers were counted on nine transects. Each transect contained 15 standpoints for census. Sound luring was used. Six species of woodpeckers were found in the research area: lesser spotted, great spotted, white-backed, three-toed, grey-headed and black woodpecker. The former four species were selected for future monitoring. Results of the census – that is, the distribution and the abundance of woodpeckers – reflected the habitat characteristics on a spatial scale. Therefore, it is expected that results of the monitoring will reflect changes in habitats over the time. We evaluate the method and discuss the problems concerning its implementation.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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