Highly dynamic post-fire bird assemblages in a European boreal forest landscape under two management scenarios

Forest Ecology and Management 2026 Open access

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Authors: Grzegorz Mikusiński, Sönke Eggers, Johan Månsson, Zuzanna M. Rosin, Michał Walesiak, Michał Żmihorski
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123915
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Abstract

• Study of post-fire bird succession across contrasting management trajectories. • Bird assemblages diverged persistently between natural regeneration and salvage logging. • Natural regeneration supported stable forest-specialist bird communities. • Salvage-logged areas hosted dynamic open-habitat and edge-associated species. • Bird diversity maximized by mixing natural succession and salvage logging.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Fire effects on ecosystems Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Forest Ecology and Management
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
617
Pages
123915–123915
Publication date
26 May 2026
Language
EN