Birds in Temperate and Tropical Forests—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the forthcoming Special Issue of Diversity, which focuses on forest bird communities.

Forests worldwide represent unique ecosystems that are, especially within the tropics, poorly understood. Due to their complexity, forests often act as global biodiversity hotspots for various animals, including birds. Forest ecosystems were previously thought to represent stable environments. However, the dynamics of forest growth considerably impact the structure of bird communities, even over short periods of time. Within the tropics, tree logging leading to forest reduction or forest fragmentation represents the main cause of bird diversity loss. As forests are important environments for many bird species, their conservation remains a priority.

Forests birds show fascinating variability in their survival strategies. This variability (e.g., from cavity nesters to species that nest in open nests or among feeding strategies) leads to complex interspecies relationships, such as competition that may affect bird community structure. The complex patterns in predator–prey relationships may also considerably vary with changes in forest structure.

We are inviting papers on any of abovementioned topics to this Special Issue. In addition to studies on specific sites, we also encourage large-scale studies enabling a unique comparison of different bird communities from different forest ecosystems.

Dr. Jan Riegert
Dr. Michał Budka
Guest Editors

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