Patterns and drivers of long‐term changes in breeding bird communities in a global biodiversity hotspot in Mexico

We report the longest-lived spider documented to date. A 43-year-old, female Gaius villosus Rainbow, 1914 (Mygalomorphae: Idiopidae) has recently died during a long-term population study. This study was initiated by Barbara York Main at North Bungulla Reserve near Tammin, south-western Australia, in 1974. Annual monitoring of this species of burrowing, sedentary mygalomorph spider yielded not only this record-breaking discovery but also invaluable information for high-priority conservation taxa within a global biodiversity hotspot. We suggest that the life-styles of short-range endemics provide lessons for humanity and sustainable living in old stable landscapes.

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Predicting Long-Term Changes in Riparian Bird Communities in Floodplain Landscapes

River Research and Applications ◽

10.1002/rra.2721 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 109-119 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Y. Yabuhara ◽

Y. Yamaura ◽

T. Akasaka ◽

F. Nakamura

Keyword(s):

Bird Communities ◽

Long Term Changes

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Long-term changes in composition of bird communities at an “undisturbed” site in eastern Ecuador

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology ◽

10.1676/wils-128-02-255-267.1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 128 (2) ◽

pp. 255-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

John G. Blake ◽

Bette A. Loiselle

Keyword(s):

Bird Communities ◽

Long Term Changes ◽

Undisturbed Site

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Breeding Bird Communities in a Naturally Fragemented Forest Ecosystem in Grand Teton National Park

The UW National Parks Service Research Station Annual Reports ◽

10.13001/uwnpsrc.1998.3359 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 22 ◽

pp. 37-37

Author(s):

Gregory Schrott

Keyword(s):

Habitat Fragmentation ◽

National Park ◽

Bird Species ◽

Bird Communities ◽

Western North America ◽

Breeding Bird ◽

Grand Teton National Park ◽

Bird Populations ◽

Natural Processes

This project examined the bird species breeding in the morainal forests on the valley floor in Grand Teton National Park. These forests are very patchily distributed and range in size from less than 1 hectare to over 700 hectares, allowing for a unique opportunity to study the responses of the local bird species to a forest system that has been fragmented for centuries through natural processes. This information can be useful for predicting the potential long-term impacts of human-caused forest fragmentation on bird populations in western North America. Until quite recently very little was known of the tolerances of western forest bird species to habitat fragmentation and this project could represent an important step towards understanding their needs in this regard.

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