Avian assemblages in bamboo and non-bamboo habitats in a tropical rainforest


Autoria(s): Rother, Débora Cristina; Alves, Kaizer José Ferreira; Pizo, Marco Aurélio
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

28/02/2013

Resumo

Some species of bird are closely associated with bamboos (bamboo specialists) but community-wide studies comparing the avian assemblages in bamboo and non-bamboo habitats are lacking. Using point counts, we compared the species richness, abundance and composition of the avian assemblages in bamboo and non-bamboo habitats in the Brazilian Atlantic forest. Apart from considering bamboo specialists and non-specialist species, we contrasted birds from different categories of forest dependence, forest strata and diet. We recorded a total of 81 species of birds (74 in bamboo, 55 in non-bamboo habitats), including 15 bamboo specialists. Species richness was greater in bamboo habitats in all categories of diet and forest dependence. Bamboo and non-bamboo habitats had a similar number of canopy species, but bamboo habitats had a greater number of non-canopy species. The abundance of the whole avian community or of each of the dietary categories did not differ between habitats. The overall species composition differed between habitats, with a more homogeneous composition in non-bamboo habitats. A great number of species use bamboo habitats, even if they are not bamboo specialists. The initial expansion of bamboos, forming discrete patches of bamboo within mature forest, represents an intermediate-level disturbance that enhances forest heterogeneity and promotes the diversity of avian communities. © BirdLife Australia 2013.

Formato

52-61

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MU12017

Emu, v. 113, n. 1, p. 52-61, 2013.

0158-4197

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/74637

10.1071/MU12017

WOS:000315160700007

2-s2.0-84874231470

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Emu

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Atlantic forest #Brazil #diet #forest dependence #forest strata #intermediate-disturbance hypotheses #abundance #avifauna #bamboo #bird #habitat fragmentation #heterogeneity #rainforest #specialist #species diversity #species richness #tropical forest #Atlantic Forest
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article