Abstract Parrots (Order Psittaciformes) are secondary cavity-nesters that depend on existing
cavities for nest sites, and consume plant resources of fruits, seeds, and flowers that are …

Decaying wood and cavities in living trees are fundamental determinants of forest
biodiversity. However, a long history of forestry and land-use change has created a …

Ecosystem engineers are organisms that impact their environment and co-existing species
by creating or modifying habitats, and thus they play important roles as drivers of community …

Abstract About 35% of tree-cavity-nesting bird species inhabit the Neotropics, a region
crucial to understanding their breeding ecology, conservation, and roles in social-ecological …

Nest‐site selection is the principal way in which secondary cavity‐nesting species mitigate
the negative effects of factors such as predation, parasitism and exposure on reproductive …

Non-excavating species that prefer rare combinations of cavity traits are limited to only a
fraction of the available tree cavity resource. Understanding animal preferences and …

Most bird species that nest in tree cavities globally occur in diverse assemblages in little‐
studied tropical and subtropical forests which have high rates of habitat loss. Conservation …

The population of Yellow‐naped Amazons (Amazona auropalliata) declined by an estimated
50% between 1980 and 2000, and the current population is estimated to be between 10,000 …

Many wildlife species rely on unique features of trees during daily activities and fundamental
parts of their life cycle. The fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a forest-dwelling carnivore of …

Secondary cavity nesters, bird species that rely on the presence of existing cavities, are
highly vulnerable to anthropogenic and stochastic processes that reduce the availability of …