Avian abundance and communities in areas revegetated with exotic versus native plant species

dc.contributorLandbúnaðarháskóli Íslandsen_US
dc.contributorAgricultural University of Icelanden_US
dc.contributorHáskóli Íslandsis
dc.contributorUniversity of Icelandis
dc.contributor.authorDavíðsdóttir, Brynja
dc.contributor.authorGunnarsson, Tomas Gretar
dc.contributor.authorHalldórsson, Guðmundur
dc.contributor.authorSigurdsson, Bjarni D.
dc.contributor.departmentAuðlinda- og umhverfisdeild (LBHÍ)en_US
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (AUI)en_US
dc.contributor.departmentRannsóknasetur Suðurlandi (HÍ)is
dc.contributor.departmentResearch Centre in South Iceland (UI)is
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-30T10:10:19Z
dc.date.available2017-11-30T10:10:19Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThis paper was prepared as a part of the M.Sc. thesis of the first author at the Agricultural University of Iceland. We are grateful for the contribution of The Icelandic Soil Conservation Service, Náttúrusjóður Pálma Jónssonar and Kvískerjasjóður to this project. We thank the employees of The Icelandic Soil Conservation Service and Icelandic Institute of Natural History who contributed with their help and advice.en_US
dc.description.abstractDegradation of ecosystems and introductions of invasive species pose a threat to global biodiversity. Ecosystem restoration and revegetation actions are important for amending habitat loss and for the protection of species of plants and animals. Iceland has the highest rate of soil erosion and desertification in Northern Europe and counteractions to erosion and revegetation measures have taken place for over a century. We studied the effect of revegetation on the density and composition of birds and invertebrate abundance in 26 survey areas comparing: a) unvegetated eroded areas, b) native heathlands restored on eroded land, and c) revegetation by the introduced and exotic Nootka lupin (Lupinus nootkatensis) on eroded land. Birds were counted on transects and invertebrates sampled with a sweep net. Both revegetation methods greatly increased the abundance of birds. The highest total numbers of invertebrates and birds were recorded on land revegetated with Nootka lupin. On average 31 birds km-2 were recorded on barren land, 337 on heathland and 627 in Nootka lupin. Bird species composition differed between the two revegetation methods. Restored heathland provided habitat for waders of internationally decreasing populations, whereas Nootka lupin stands harboured more common bird species. Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) and Dunlin (Calidris alpina) were most common on restored heathland, while Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) and Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) were most common in Nootka lupine. The abundance of birds was positively correlated with that of invertebrates. The abundance of different bird species differed by successional stage in each habitat. The study showed the generally positive effects of revegetation on animal biodiversity and also how different revegetation methods produce different trajectories of ecosystem development.en_US
dc.description.abstractHnignun vistkerfa og dreifing ágengra tegunda ógna líffræðilegum fjölbreytileika á heimsvísu. Vistheimt og landgræðsla eru mikilvægar aðgerðir til að endurheimta töpuð vistkerfi. Hvergi í Norður-Evrópu hefur jarðvegseyðing og eyðimerkurmyndun verið hraðari en á Íslandi. Í þessari rannsókn voru könnuð áhrif mismunandi landgræðsluaðgerða á þéttleika og tegundasamsetningu fugla og á fjölda smádýra. Rannsóknirnar voru gerðar á 26 stöðum á landinu. Á hverjum stað voru borin saman; a) óuppgrætt svæði, b) endurheimt mólendi og c) land sem hafði verið grætt upp með alaskalúpínu (Lupinus nootkatensis). Á óuppgræddu landi var að meðaltali 31 fugl á km2, 337 á endurheimtu mólendi og 627 á landi sem hafði verið grætt upp með lúpínu. Þéttleiki fugla hafði jákvæða fylgni við fjölda smádýra. Tegundasamsetning fugla var ólík eftir uppgræðsluaðferðum. Í endurheimtu mólendi var mest um vaðfugla af tegundum sem er að hnigna á heimsvísu, en í lúpínu var meira um algengari tegundir. Heiðlóa og lóuþræll voru algengustu tegundirnar í endurheimtu mólendi, en hrossagaukur og þúfutittlingur í lúpínu. Þéttleiki sumra fuglategunda virtist vera háður framvindustigi landgræðslusvæða. Þessi rannsókn sýnir að landgræðsla eykur líffræðilega fjölbreytni dýrategunda, en mismunandi landgræðsluaðgerðir leiða til mismunandi þróunar vistkerfanna.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNáttúrusjóður Pálma Jónssonar; Kvískerjasjóðuren_US
dc.description.versionPeer Revieweden_US
dc.format.extent21-37en_US
dc.identifier.citationBrynja Davidsdottir, Tomas Gretar Gunnarsson, Gudmundur Halldorsson and Bjarni D. Sigurdsson. 2016. Avian abundance and communities in areas revegetated with exotic versus native plant species. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 29, 21-37, doi: 10.16886/IAS.2016.03en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.16886/IAS.2016.03
dc.identifier.issn2298-786X
dc.identifier.journalIcelandic Agricultural Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/466
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAgricultural University of Icelanden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIAS;29
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.ias.is/landbunadur/wgsamvef.nsf/Attachment/IAS%202016%203%20Davidsdottir%2021-37/$file/IAS%202016%203%20Davidsdottir%2021-37.pdfen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectFuglaren_US
dc.subjectEcological restorationen_US
dc.subjectVistheimten_US
dc.titleAvian abundance and communities in areas revegetated with exotic versus native plant speciesen_US
dc.title.alternativeÞéttleiki og samfélög fugla á svæðum sem hafa verið grædd upp með framandi eða innlendum plöntutegundumen_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US

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