Authors:
Grainger, M.J., R.J. van Aarde and T.D. Wassenaar
Publication Date:
2011
Abstract/Summary:
Successional processes should increase habitat complexity, and increase resources available for forest-associated species. However, according to the theory of Island Biogeography, the size, amount of edge, and isolation of a habitat patch will influence the probability of successful colonization. If this is true for restoring patches of coastal dune forest, then restoration managers need to mitigate for spatial characteristics. We used patch occupancy models to assess correlations between the probability of forest birds and trees being present in a patch and patch characteristics that measured age, area, isolation, and the amount of edge.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Restoration Ecology
Link:
http://www.ceru.up.ac.za/downloads/landscape_composition_influences.pdf