EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - UNESCO World Heritage

Bird species Scientifi c name Jasmund Serrahn Grumsin Hainich Kellerwald
2009 1999 2000 1998 2001 2008 1998
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas 0,24 1.20 0.70 0.50 0.20 0.10 0.10
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 0,16 0.20 0.20 – 0.20 0.05 0.10
Tengmalm’s Owl Aegolius funereus
not an indicator species in the lowlands
– present
(population density
unknown)
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 0,02 0.20 – – – 0.02 present
(population density
unknown)
Grey-headed
Woodpecker*
Middle Spotted
Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted
Woodpecker
Picus canus not an indicator species in the lowlands 0.04 0.03
Dendrocopos medius – 0.50 0.50 – – 0.15 0.03
Dendrocopos minor 0,02 0.20 0.20 – 0.50 0.02 present
(population density
unknown)
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1,01 0.20 0.30 0.50 – 0.39 0.70
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 0,02 – – 0.20 – 0.20 0.10
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 0,14 0.50 0.70 1.00 0.20 – 0.03
European Pied
Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca 0,06 – – – – 0.90 0.80
Marsh Tit Parus palustris 0,20 0.50 0.50 0.70 0.50 0.60 0.80
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 0,51 3.20 2.30 0.70 1.70 1.20 0.40
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 0,14 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.20 0.10 0.20
Number of indicator species 11 10 9 7 7 12 14
% of indicator species ≈ 85 83 75 58 58 86 100
mentary especially in the Atlantic and Subatlantic-Central
European deciduous forest
zone; moreover, it is insuffi cient with
respect to area sizes, while beech forests in
the East and Southeast European region
are partly well represented within the existing
protected areas (cf. KNAPP 2005).
Th e integrity and representativity of the
German component parts, which are extraordinary
by Central European standards,
makes them centres of dispersal for biodiversity
within the intended large-scale
systems of beech forest conservation areas.
Th is is because the protection status of the
nominated component parts includ ing
the buff er zones has been secured. Natural
forest maturation will continue while increa-
4. STATE OF CONSERVATION AND FACTORS AFFECTING THE PROPERTY
singly revealing the mosaic cycle especially
in the old-growth stands. Th e optimal
forest embedding is likewise anticipated to
remain unchanged.
While the impact of partly extensive wildlife
stocks on beech forest rejuvenation
stands is often still visible in the properties
today, this impact will be markedly reduced
with wildlife stocks declining as a result of
the implementation of the management
plans. For the German extension nomination
the general principle “Nature Development:
Let Nature be Nature” has been approved
(cf. chapter 5).
Tab. 4.4: Occurrence and density
of breeding bird indicator species
in the nominated component
parts.
The figures represent breeding
bird densities per 10 ha.
* Indicator species exclusively
for submontane beech forest
(FLADE 1994).
Data for Serrahn and Grumsin
according to SCHUMACHER
(2006),
Data for Kellerwald according
to PALEIT et al. (1998).
Data for Hainich according to
BLANK (written notice 2009).
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