Fire, a frequent phenomenon in Mediterranean landscapes, is a major ecological disturbance in terrestrial ecosystems. We hypothesized that bird communities undergo greater seasonal changes in burnt areas than in unbumt ones. Using the point-count method we assessed bird species composition and abundance in three zones (unbumt, burnt in 1982, and burnt in 1994) during the breeding and wintering seasons of 1997 and 1998. From the breeding to the wintering seasons, burnt zones showed an increase in forest species, whereas the bird community of the unbumt zone remained stable in the gradient open-forest species. Moreover, the seasonal turnover of communities was higher in burnt zones than in the unbumt ones, although this did not imply that th...
Fire can cause profound changes in the composition and abundance of plant and animal species, but lo...
<p>Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of plant and animal communitie...
Breeding bird communities in burnt and unburnt residual pinewoods were studied over 3 years by line-...
Les incendies, phanomènes habituels dans les paysages méditerranéens, sont l'une des principales per...
This study investigates the effects of recurrent wildfires on the resilience of a typical Mediterran...
Breeding bird communities were studied by line-transect in burnt pinewood and unburnt pinewoods, dur...
© 2014 Dr. Holly SittersImproved understanding of the impact of fire on fauna is required because th...
<div><p>Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of many plant and animal ...
The loss of open habitats in Europe has led to severe declines in birds associated with these habita...
Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of many plant and animal communit...
Mediterranean forests are highly resilient to fires, showing a rapid recovery after disturbance. How...
Despite birds being heavily studied members of forest communities, few generalities exist regarding ...
Semi-natural open habitats have drastically changed in the last few decades due to agricultural inte...
Fire is a major ecological process in ecosystems globally. Its impacts on fauna can be both direct (...
Ecological theory predicting the impact of fire on ecological communities is typically focused on po...
Fire can cause profound changes in the composition and abundance of plant and animal species, but lo...
<p>Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of plant and animal communitie...
Breeding bird communities in burnt and unburnt residual pinewoods were studied over 3 years by line-...
Les incendies, phanomènes habituels dans les paysages méditerranéens, sont l'une des principales per...
This study investigates the effects of recurrent wildfires on the resilience of a typical Mediterran...
Breeding bird communities were studied by line-transect in burnt pinewood and unburnt pinewoods, dur...
© 2014 Dr. Holly SittersImproved understanding of the impact of fire on fauna is required because th...
<div><p>Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of many plant and animal ...
The loss of open habitats in Europe has led to severe declines in birds associated with these habita...
Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of many plant and animal communit...
Mediterranean forests are highly resilient to fires, showing a rapid recovery after disturbance. How...
Despite birds being heavily studied members of forest communities, few generalities exist regarding ...
Semi-natural open habitats have drastically changed in the last few decades due to agricultural inte...
Fire is a major ecological process in ecosystems globally. Its impacts on fauna can be both direct (...
Ecological theory predicting the impact of fire on ecological communities is typically focused on po...
Fire can cause profound changes in the composition and abundance of plant and animal species, but lo...
<p>Wildfires play a determining role in the composition and structure of plant and animal communitie...
Breeding bird communities in burnt and unburnt residual pinewoods were studied over 3 years by line-...