scholarly journals Forest birds in forest fragments: are fragmentation effects independent of season?

Bird Study ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Nour ◽  
R. van Damme ◽  
E. Matthysen ◽  
A.A. Dhondt
Keyword(s):  
Forest Birds ◽  
Forest Fragments

Forest corridors facilitate movement of tropical forest birds after experimental translocations in a fragmented Neotropical landscape in Mexico

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 547-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Ibarra-Macias ◽  
W. Douglas Robinson ◽  
Michael S. Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Forest Birds ◽  
Fragmented Landscape ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Forest Dependence ◽  
Capture Site ◽  
Forest Corridors ◽  
Capture Recapture ◽  
Species Characteristics ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract:We evaluated effects of corridors between forest fragments surrounded by pastures in tropical Mexico. We used experimental translocations and capture–recapture data to measure the proportion of birds returning and time to return after translocation between connected and unconnected patches (five replicates for each treatment). Depending on each species’ degree of forest dependence (forest-restricted and forest-unrestricted species), we assigned birds to two groups to evaluate influence of species characteristics on effects of corridors on movement. Birds translocated between connected patches (n = 75) were seven times more likely to be recaptured in their original capture site when compared with birds translocated between unconnected patches (n = 109). Effects differed among the two species groups. In the presence of corridors, 46% of forest-unrestricted birds returned to the capture site while only 5% returned between unconnected patches. Forest-restricted birds showed similar results, but were only twice as likely to return to a connected capture site. Birds translocated between unconnected patches took longer to return than birds translocated between connected patches. The strong positive effect of corridors on movement, even for forest-unrestricted species, suggests that forested corridors facilitate bird movement and help maintain connectivity even in this highly fragmented landscape.

scholarly journals Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Breeding and Wintering Habitat for Forest Birds

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Mark Hostetler ◽  
Jan-Michael Archer
Keyword(s):  
Bird Species ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Online Tool ◽  
Wildlife Ecology ◽  
The People ◽  
Wintering Habitat ◽  
Stopover Habitat ◽  
Is Value

Several bird species use forest fragments and trees conserved in built areas as breeding, wintering, and stopover habitat. Scientists have created a Building for Birds online tool to help these birds and the people who appreciate them. This evaluation tool is most useful for small developments or developments in already fragmented landscapes. The tool is designed for use when no opportunity is available to conserve large forest areas of 125 acres or more within a proposed development. Developers are sometimes reluctant to conserve trees and forest fragments in subdivided residential/commercial areas because it costs time and money, but there is value in this conservation effort not only for many different species of forest birds, but for future homeowners waking to birdsong in the mornings. This 17-page fact sheet written by Mark Hostetler and Jan-Michael Archer and published by the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation describes the online tool and shows how it can help preserve breeding and wintering habitat for migrating birds.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw417

scholarly journals The conservation status of the forest birds of the Taita Hills, Kenya

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Brooks ◽  
Luc Lens ◽  
Jim Barnes ◽  
Roger Barnes ◽  
John Kageche Kihuria ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Forest Birds ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Museum Specimens ◽  
Remote Sensing Imagery ◽  
Endemic Birds ◽  
Taita Hills

SummaryThe forests of the Taita Hills of south-east Kenya are of great importance to conservation, holding three endemic birds and many other endemic taxa. We surveyed birds in their remaining forest fragments in July-August 1996, and followed up these surveys with collection of remote sensing imagery of the area, an assessment of museum specimens and a thorough literature review. In this paper we assess the conservation status in the Taita Hills of their 47 species of forest birds. We conclude with general recommendations for the conservation of the area.

Building for Birds Evaluation Tool: Assessing the Value of Residential Areas for Forest Birds

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark E. Hostetler ◽  
Jan-Michael Archer
Keyword(s):  
Forest Birds ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Evaluation Tool

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DIVERSITY OF MICROCHIROPTERAN BATS IN FOREST FRAGMENTS AND RIPARIAN ZONES IN AN OIL PALM PLANTATION ESTATE

SIMBIOSA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fauziah Syamsi
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Riparian Zones ◽  
Habitat Patch ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Oil Palm Plantation

Kelapa sawit merupakan salah satu tanaman meningkat paling pesat di dunia, dan mencakup lebih dari 13 juta ha di Asia Tenggara. Sumatera memiliki sejarah yang relatif panjang budidaya kelapa sawit komersial, dan banyak perkebunan telah menggantikan hutan hujan. Biasanya ini perkebunan monokultur mendukung spesies lebih sedikit daripada hutan, namun ada sangat sedikit informasi yang tersedia untuk kelelawar. Kami mencicipi kelelawar pemakan serangga di Sumatera Barat dalam perkebunan kelapa sawit matang di mana beberapa tutupan hutan dipertahankan di fragmen hutan di bukit-bukit dan di sepanjang sungai. Menggunakan total 180 kecapi perangkap malam kami dibandingkan dengan komunitas kelelawar dalam tiga jenis habitat: patch hutan, zona riparian dan perkebunan. Total kami ditangkap 1108 kelelawar yang mewakili 21 spesies dan 5 keluarga, dan mayoritas ini (dalam hal spesies dan kelimpahan) ditemukan di fragmen hutan. perkebunan kelapa sawit ditemukan menjadi habitat miskin untuk kelelawar - hanya empat orang dari dua spesies ditangkap. daerah pinggiran sungai didukung keanekaragaman menengah, dan mungkin penting sebagai koridor satwa liar antara fragmen hutan. Kata kunci : Biodiversitas, keleawar Microchiropteran

Comparing the potential reproductive phenology between restored areas and native tropical forest fragments in Southeastern Brazil

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Débora Cristina Rother ◽  
Igor Lopes Ferreira Sousa ◽  
Eliana Gressler ◽  
Ana Paula Liboni ◽  
Vinícius Castro Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Reproductive Phenology ◽  
Forest Fragments
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