RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Assessing the ability of novel ecosystems to support animal wildlife through analysis of diurnal raptor territoriality A1 Rebollo de la Torre, Salvador A1 Pérez Camacho, Lorenzo A1 Fernández Pereira, José Manuel A1 Martínez Hesterkamp, Sara A1 García Salgado, Gonzalo Jesús K1 Forests K1 Ecosystems K1 Raptors K1 Forest ecology K1 Predation K1 Trees K1 Habitats K1 Wildlife K1 Medio Ambiente K1 Environmental science AB Novel ecosystems have emerged through human intervention and are rapidly expandingaround the world. Whether they can support animal wildlife has generated considerable controversy.Here we developed a new approach to evaluate the ability of a novel forest ecosystem,dominated by the exotic tree species Eucalyptus globulus, to support animal wildlife inthe medium and long term. To evaluate this ability, we took advantage of the fact that speciesterritory size decreases with increasing habitat quality, and we used territoriality of araptor guild composed of Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Eurasian Sparrowhawk(A. nisus) and Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) as indicator. We compared the territorialityof these species in the novel ecosystem with that in other ecosystems found in the literature.Average distances between con-specifics in the novel ecosystem were similar, or evenshorter, than those in other ecosystems. Average distances between Goshawk con-specificswere among the shortest described in the literature. All three species nested preferablyin mixed stands abundant in large exotic trees, with high structural complexity and abundance of native species within the stand. Key factors supporting this diverse and dense raptor community were the special forest management system implemented in the study areaand the agricultural matrix located close to forest plantations that complements the supplyof prey. Our results suggest that forest management that promotes a complex and suitableforest structure can increase the ability of novel forest ecosystems to support wildlife biodiversity, particularly a diverse nesting community of forest-dwelling raptors and their preys.The results further suggest the suitability of territoriality for assessing this potential of novelecosystems YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/38637 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/38637 LA eng NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología DS MINDS@UW RD 28-mar-2024