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

dc.contributor.authorWilson, John W.
dc.contributor.authorVan Aarde, Rudi J.
dc.contributor.authorJanse Van Rensburg, Berndt
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-04T07:14:02Z
dc.date.available2008-06-04T07:14:02Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractWe 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.citationWilson, JW, van Aarde, RJ & van Rensburg, BJ 2007, 'Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique'en
dc.identifier.issn1727–947X
dc.identifier.other10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/5774
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNISCen
dc.rightsNISC. The publisher prohibits open access to the full text of this articleen
dc.subjectHabitat fragmentationen
dc.subjectBird communitiesen
dc.subjectSand forestsen
dc.subjectSouthern Mozambiqueen
dc.subject.lcshForest influences -- Southern Mozambique
dc.subject.lcshFragmented landscapes
dc.subject.lcshBird communities
dc.titleEffects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambiqueen
dc.typeArticleen

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