Usefulness of the umbrella species concept as a conservation tool

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Specialised woodpeckers Picidae were prominent among the species that performed well as indicators. Their presence in the landscape units was generally linked positively to the degree of naturalness of the forest and to the amounts of resources that have become scarce in intensively managed forests, such as dead wood and large trees. In Sweden, occurrence of the white-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos in bird atlas squares was positively related to species richness among forest birds of conservation concern, as well as to the area of deciduous and mixed forests of high value for conservation.

Moreover, the number of red-listed cryptogam species linked to deciduous trees and dead wood was higher where the woodpecker bred. Those results for birds of northern forests suggest that the umbrella species concept may constitute a useful component of conservation planning, especially in the work towards the derivation of quantitative targets. However, umbrella species are not a panacea and should therefore be seen as part of a complementary suite of approaches. Repository Staff Only: item control page.

No related resources given in workflow phase Relations. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Login Umbrella species as a conservation planning tool. Abstract In northern Europe, a long history of anthropogenic land use has led to profound changes within forest ecosystems. Related resources No related resources given in workflow phase Relations. Download Statistics. Downloads Downloads per year since September Activity Overview.

More information. Open access publications in the SLU publication database. Umbrella species as a conservation planning tool an assessment using resident birds in hemiboreal and boreal forests Roberge, Jean-Michel