Bird species of black water inundation forests in the Jau National Park (Amazonas state, Brazil): their contribution to regional species richness

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorBorges, S. H.
dc.creatorCarvalhaes, A.
dc.date2014-05-20T15:25:13Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:59:36Z
dc.date2014-05-20T15:25:13Z
dc.date2016-10-25T17:59:36Z
dc.date2000-02-01
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-05T23:51:10Z
dc.date.available2017-04-05T23:51:10Z
dc.identifierBiodiversity and Conservation. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ, v. 9, n. 2, p. 201-214, 2000.
dc.identifier0960-3115
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/35668
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/35668
dc.identifier10.1023/A:1008902306499
dc.identifierWOS:000086323400003
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008902306499
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/879340
dc.descriptionWe compared the relative contribution of blackwater inundation forest (igapo) and unflooded (terra firme) forest for regional bird species diversity in the lower Rio Negro region. For analyses of habitat preference we used mist-net samples and an unpublished bird species check-list. The igapo forest had lower bird species diversity than the terra firme forest. However, some 14% of the forest bird species in the region are restricted to igapo forest. Species composition was found to be distinct between the understories of the two forest types. Common forest bird guilds in the Neotropics such as ant-following birds avoid igapo forest. The differential habitat selection among birds in the inundated and unflooded forest is likely to result from vegetation structure and biological interactions such as aggressive behaviour. Since the inundated forest has a typical biota, conservation efforts needs to be directed to protect these habitats. Unfortunately, inundation forests are threatened by several human actions, especially dam construction. The extent of protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon is insufficient for the adequate protection of the inundated habitats, because it includes only 3% of the total area.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publ
dc.relationBiodiversity and Conservation
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAmazon forest
dc.subjectbird conservation
dc.subjecthabitat selection
dc.subjectinundation forests
dc.subjectNeotropical birds
dc.titleBird species of black water inundation forests in the Jau National Park (Amazonas state, Brazil): their contribution to regional species richness
dc.typeOtro


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