Boola Boola Forest bird study

This study assessed differences in avian biodiversity across different forest age-classes, including mature stands ( 100 years), in a managed, mixed-species eucalypt forest located in Gippsland, south-eastern Australia. Avian surveys and detailed habitat measurements were initially carried out in 50 two hectare stands ranging in age from 100 years. Extensive wildfire which occurred during the study reduced the number of sites to 28 (seven in each of four age classes) upon which analyses and inferences were made. Mature vegetation ( 100 years) had the greatest richness, abundance and biomass of birds. Key ecological resources, such as tree-hollows for nesting, generally occurred mostly in stands 60 years. There were quantum increases in all measures of avian biodiversity in mature stands ( 100 years). The visualisation of the survey data is part of an interoperable web-GIS maintained by the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University Australia (FedUni).

本研究评估了不同森林年龄层鸟类生物多样性的差异，包括成熟林（100年），该林位于澳大利亚东南部吉普斯兰的管理型混交按树林。鸟类调查和详细的生境测量最初在50个面积为两公顷的年龄从100年不等的研究站进行。研究期间发生的广泛森林大火导致研究站数量减少至28个（每个年龄层7个），据此进行了分析和推断。成熟植被（100年）拥有鸟类物种丰富度、数量和生物量的最大值。关键的生态资源，如用于筑巢的树洞，通常主要存在于60年以上的林分中。在成熟林（100年）中，鸟类生物多样性的各项指标均出现了显著增长。调查数据的可视化是联邦大学澳大利亚（FedUni）CeRDI（研究中心与数字创新）维护的一个互操作网络地理信息系统的一部分。