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

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dc.contributor.author Wilson, John W.
dc.contributor.author Van Aarde, Rudi J.
dc.contributor.author Janse Van Rensburg, Berndt
dc.date.accessioned 2008-06-04T07:14:02Z
dc.date.available 2008-06-04T07:14:02Z
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.description.abstract 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. en
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dc.identifier.citation Wilson, JW, van Aarde, RJ & van Rensburg, BJ 2007, 'Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique' en
dc.identifier.issn 1727–947X
dc.identifier.other 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/5774
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher NISC en
dc.rights NISC. The publisher prohibits open access to the full text of this article en
dc.subject Habitat fragmentation en
dc.subject Bird communities en
dc.subject Sand forests en
dc.subject Southern Mozambique en
dc.subject.lcsh Forest influences -- Southern Mozambique
dc.subject.lcsh Fragmented landscapes
dc.subject.lcsh Bird communities
dc.title Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique en
dc.type Article en


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