A study of University of Santiago and the CSIC qualify one This Australian tree as a “threat” for biodiversity. Compared to indigenous trees, Offers Vogels a much lower range of food and refuge.
Eucalyptus represents the most important factor in the decrease in forestry in the northwest in the northwest of the Iberian peninsulaAccording to a study of the University of Santiago (USC) and the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).
The study was conducted by the researchers of the USC Fernando García-Fernández, María Vidal and Jesús Domíngueznext to Adrián Regos of the biological mission of Galicia del CSIC.
In a recent study conducted in the Natural Park of the Fragas del EmeResearchers have analyzed how the characteristics of vegetation influence the community of forest birds. «Eucalyptus plantations have far fewer species and specimens of birds than native forestsy The most determining factor of this decline is Eucalyptus itself, for its low food and refuge offerings«They point out and add that even the biggest specimens can replace the ecological role of adult native trees.
The researchers propose a management solution: integrate Eucalyptus free vegetation vessels in the plantations, Where indigenous vegetation can develop freely.
“This would prefer biodiversity and at the same time could improve the productivity of forestry thanks to the biological control of pests by insective birds,” they say.
Research published in the scientific journal Bosecology and Managementevidence that The presence of adult indigenous trees is fundamental and that adult eucalyptus does not replace their ecological role.