Secondary succession and breeding bird community structure: Patterns of resource utilization

Oecologia ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. May
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Secondary Succession ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Structure Patterns

Effects of Urbanization on Breeding Bird Community Structure in Southwestern Desert Habitats

The Condor ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 91 (2) ◽  
pp. 416 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Scott Mills ◽  
John B. Dunning ◽  
John M. Bates
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Breeding Bird

Heterospecific attraction affects community structure and migrant abundances in northern breeding bird communities

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (12) ◽  
pp. 2077-2083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Mönkkönen ◽  
Pekka Helle ◽  
Gerald J. Niemi ◽  
Kent Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Parus Atricapillus ◽  
Vireo Olivaceus ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Heterospecific Attraction ◽  
Consistent Change

We experimentally tested the heterospecific attraction hypothesis by manipulating densities of resident birds (black-capped chickadee, Parus atricapillus, red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis, and white-breasted nuthatch, S. carolinensis) on 7 lake islands in northern Minnesota, U.S.A. Resident numbers were increased by winter feeding and decreased by removals using mist nets. The heterospecific attraction hypothesis states that migrants use residents as a cue to identify the best sites for breeding in a heterogeneous landscape because residents have already selected higher quality sites. The hypothesis predicts that there will be a higher overall density of migrants associated with increased resident density. Results showed that there was a consistent change in migrant bird community structure (i.e., in the relative abundance of species) in response to manipulation. This change resulted mainly from an increased density of arboreal insectivores, i.e., species that belong to the same foraging guild as residents, suggesting that food is an important factor contributing to heterospecific attraction. The red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus, and black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia, showed the strongest positive response. No migrant species responded negatively to augmented resident density, suggesting that interspecific competition may be less important in structuring breeding bird communities in northern forests. Our results support the view that positive interactions should be considered when studying community structure.

Evaluating Riparian Restoration Success: Long-Term Responses of the Breeding Bird Community in California’s Lower Putah Creek Watershed

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen E. Dybala ◽  
Andrew Engilis ◽  
John A. Trochet ◽  
Irene E. Engilis ◽  
Melanie L. Truan
Keyword(s):  
Bird Community ◽  
Riparian Restoration ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Restoration Success ◽  
Creek Watershed ◽  
Putah Creek

Bird community structure in natural and urbanized habitats along an altitudinal gradient in Pauri district (Garhwal Himalaya) of Uttarakhand state, India

Biologia ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Archana Naithani ◽  
Dinesh Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Altitudinal Gradient ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Forest Habitat ◽  
Rarefaction Analysis

AbstractIn the Indian subcontinent there is hardly any study that compares the bird community structure of urban/suburban areas with those of forest habitat. The present survey identified diverse assemblages of birds in the Pauri district at different elevations. A total of 125 bird species belonging to 40 families including two least count species (Lophura leucomelanos and Pucrasia marcolopha) were recorded during this survey in the forest and urbanized habitats of Pauri District (Garhwal Hiamalaya) of Uttarakhand state, India. The high elevation (Pauri 1600–2100 m a.s.l.), mid elevation (Srikot-Khanda 900–1300 m a.s.l.) and low elevation (Srinagar 500–900 m a.s.l.) contributed 88.8%, 63.2% and 58.4% of the total species respectively. Rarefaction analysis and Shannon diversity index showed that the high elevation forest habitat had highest bird species richness (BSR) and bird species diversity (BSD) followed by the mid and then the low elevation forests. BSR and BSD fluctuated across seasons at all elevations but not across habitat types. Present study provides a base line data about avian community composition in urbanized and natural habitats along altitudinal gradient in the study area. This information may be useful to the conservation biologists for the better management and conservation of the avifauna in the Western Himalaya, a part of one of the hot biodiversity spots of the world.

Bird community structure in native forest fragments and Acacia mangium plantations in Borneo

2018 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison R. Styring ◽  
Joanes Unggang ◽  
Alex Jukie ◽  
Ollince Tateh ◽  
Nyegang Megom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Acacia Mangium ◽  
Bird Community ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Forest Fragments
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