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Using spatial measures of breeding distribution such as distance to nearest neighbour nest, Kumpula et al. (2023) estimated that forest management caused 65 % of the decline in willow tit breeding density in their study area in northern Finland, with clearcutting being more detrimental than thinning. I show that their conclusion is likely to be based on an invalid use of models, and present alternative estimates from a reanalysis of their nearest neighbour nest distance model. These results suggest that the increase in nearest neighbour distances, and hence the indirect reduction in breeding density, cannot be attributed to single factors such as harvesting, but is likely to have been influenced by multiple effects and temporal patterns that were not adequately communicated. The underlying data should be further checked for representativeness and the model for potential missing predictor variables.
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Forest Ecology and Management publishes scientific articles linking forest ecology with forest management, focusing on the application of biological, ecological and social knowledge to the management and conservation of plantations and natural forests. The scope of the journal includes all forest ecosystems of the world.
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