BETA DIVERSITY OF BIRDS (Passeriformes, Linnaeus, 1758) IN SOUTHERN AMAZON
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https://doi.org/10.1590/cab18040703Keywords:
amazon birds, conservation, high richness, distance influenceAbstract
The importance of estimating the biological diversity and understanding how ecological specialization of species changes with spatially-organized habitats in undeniable. High beta diversity between neighboring places means an elevated number of species living within small distances, which usually are adapted to local conditions and highly vulnerable to anthropogenic actions as deforestation and burning. We investigated beta diversity of birds from the order Passeriformes in Southern Amazon, within landscapes with a large heterogeneous vegetation cover (habitats with flooded forest, dry forest, and marsh palm) through sound, observational, and photographic censuses. We marked 126 points in equidistant transects. A total of 148 species of birds were identified, distributed in 27 families. We found that 97% of the species foraged in flooded forest, 77% in dry forest and 19% in marsh palms, and only 18% foraged in the three habitats. An ordination analyses revealed which species showed the strongest preference to each habitat. The analysis for the Global beta diversity showed that this value is high (Whittaker: 7.7405), and the same pattern was obtained with the measure of pairwise dissimilarity. An influence of spatial distance was clearly observed in the cluster analysis and confirmed with a partial Mantel analysis; however, this was not observed at points that coincided with the transition and substitution of species. The influence of spatial distance in the dissimilarity index (beta diversity) was significant (r: 0.0608, p: 0.0049). The assemblage of species in small local populations with high beta diversity may be at risk if deforestation, selective logging, and poaching continue. In summary, this study provides important information on specific habitats with high beta diversity that may be at risk of destabilization of its populations due to continuing environmental changes imposed by humans.Keywords: Amazon birds; conservation; distance influence; high richness.
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2017-06-23
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CASTILHEIRO, W. F. F.; SANTOS-FILHO, M. do; DE OLIVEIRA, R. F. BETA DIVERSITY OF BIRDS (Passeriformes, Linnaeus, 1758) IN SOUTHERN AMAZON. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 18, 2017. DOI: 10.1590/cab18040703. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/e-40703. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.
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CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS
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