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Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique

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Wilson, JW; Van Aarde, RJ; Van Rensburg, BJ
Published in: Ostrich
April 1, 2007

We investigated the influence of forest fragment size and isolation on the bird assemblages in the species- and endemic-rich sand forests of the Maputaland Centre of Endemism, southern Mozambique. Point-centre surveys were conducted across 12 sand forest patches that varied in size and isolation. Patch size and isolation had little influence on bird species richness, but the number of individuals decreased significantly with increasing isolation. Furthermore, bird abundances were correlated to a combination of the size and isolation of patches. Many forest specialists, in particular large-bodied frugivores, were highly sensitive to reduced patch size and increased distances between patches. Further fragmentation of the landscape may therefore impair the ability of these forests to support viable populations of forest specialists. Copyright © NISC Pty Ltd.

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Ostrich

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0030-6525

Publication Date

April 1, 2007

Volume

78

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1

Start / End Page

37 / 42

Related Subject Headings

  • Ornithology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology
 

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Wilson, J. W., Van Aarde, R. J., & Van Rensburg, B. J. (2007). Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique. Ostrich, 78(1), 37–42. https://doi.org/10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50
Wilson, J. W., R. J. Van Aarde, and B. J. Van Rensburg. “Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique.” Ostrich 78, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 37–42. https://doi.org/10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50.
Wilson JW, Van Aarde RJ, Van Rensburg BJ. Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique. Ostrich. 2007 Apr 1;78(1):37–42.
Wilson, J. W., et al. “Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique.” Ostrich, vol. 78, no. 1, Apr. 2007, pp. 37–42. Scopus, doi:10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50.
Wilson JW, Van Aarde RJ, Van Rensburg BJ. Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique. Ostrich. 2007 Apr 1;78(1):37–42.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ostrich

DOI

ISSN

0030-6525

Publication Date

April 1, 2007

Volume

78

Issue

1

Start / End Page

37 / 42

Related Subject Headings

  • Ornithology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 0608 Zoology