Remotely sensed habitat quality index reliably predicts an umbrella species presence but not demographic performance: A case study with open pine forests and red-cockaded woodpeckers

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AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-09-15T00:32:17Z
Fecha de publicación2023-06-16
ResumenRemote sensing data can be a powerful and cost-effective method for determining the extent, composition, and structure of ecosystems across large areas. To use this tool for effective conservation of individual species, we need to test the assumption that remotely sensed habitat indices correspond to both patch suitability (i.e., presence) and value (i.e., demographic rates) for the species reliant on those habitats. We built an open pine habitat quality index (HQI) from remotely sensed spectral data to identify the condition of pine stands. We correlated the HQI with presence, group size, and fledgling production of an avian species (red-cockaded woodpecker, Dryobates (=Picoides) borealis, RCW) associated with longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) using Bayesian logistic regressions and structural equation models. The HQI was correlated with RCW cavity tree and foraging area presence, with 10.8 and 16.0 increased odds of RCW presence with each unit increase in the HQI, respectively. However, the HQI was not correlated with RCW demographic performance. Given that RCWs are an umbrella species and are currently limited by habitat, that the HQI successfully identifies areas of higher quality habitat for RCW is useful for conservation planning. Improving the specificity of the remotely sensed index could improve the link between the HQI and RCW demographic performance, but might limit its application to RCW, instead of the entire open pine endemic community. Our study suggests that linking generalized habitat indices to species habitat suitability is possible and strengthens the justification for their use in cost-effective, large-scale conservation of imperiled ecosystems.es_ES
Doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110480es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/3746
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialElsevier BVes_ES
RelaciónEcological Indicatorses_ES
URL relacionadohttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110480es_ES
DerechosAcceso abierto (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2es_ES
FuenteEcological Indicators
Palabra claveWoodpeckeres_ES
Palabra claveHabitates_ES
Palabra claveEcologyes_ES
Palabra claveAbundance (ecology)es_ES
Palabra claveForaginges_ES
Palabra claveGeographyes_ES
Palabra claveEcosystemes_ES
Palabra claveEnvironmental sciencees_ES
Palabra claveBiologyes_ES
ClasificaciónSpecies Distribution and Climate Changees_ES
TítuloRemotely sensed habitat quality index reliably predicts an umbrella species presence but not demographic performance: A case study with open pine forests and red-cockaded woodpeckerses_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorDuBose, Traci P.
AutorBoor, Gina K. Himes
AutorFields, Margaret
AutorKalies, Elizabeth L.
AutorCastillo, Ana Luz Zorrilla del
AutorMoskwik, Matthew
AutorMarcus, Jeffrey F.
AutorWalters, Jeffrey R.
AutorDuBose, Traci P.es_ES
AutorBoor, Gina K. Himeses_ES
AutorFields, Margaretes_ES
AutorKalies, Elizabeth L.es_ES
AutorCastillo, Ana Luz Zorrilla deles_ES
AutorMoskwik, Matthewes_ES
AutorMarcus, Jeffrey F.es_ES
AutorWalters, Jeffrey R.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Rango de páginas110480-110480es_ES
URL relacionadahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110480
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen154es_ES

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