Vertical stratification of an avian community in New Guinena tropical rainforest

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60077344%3A_____%2F16%3A00472459" target="_blank" >RIV/60077344:_____/16:00472459 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/s10144-016-0561-2" target="_blank" >https://esj-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1007/s10144-016-0561-2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10144-016-0561-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10144-016-0561-2</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Vertical stratification of an avian community in New Guinena tropical rainforest
Original language description
Vertical stratification of avian communities has been studied in both temperate and tropical forests, however, the majority of studies used ground-based methods. In this study we used ground-to-canopy mist nets to collect detailed data on vertical bird distribution in primary rain forest in Wanang Conservation Area in Papua New Guinea (Madang Province). In total 850 birds from 86 species were caught. Bird abundance was highest in the canopy followed by the understory and lowest in the midstory. Overall bird diversity increased towards the canopy zone. Insectivorous birds represented the most abundant and species-rich trophic guild and their abundances decreased from the ground to canopy. The highest diversity of frugivorous and omnivorous birds was confined to higher vertical strata. Insectivorous birds did not show any pattern of diversity along the vertical gradient. Further, insectivores preferred strata with thick vegetation, while abundance and diversity of frugivores increased with decreasing foliage density. Our ground-to-canopy (0-27 m) mist netting, when compared to standard ground mist netting (0-3 m), greatly improved bird diversity assessment and revealed interesting patterns of avian community stratification along vertical forest strata.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10615 - Ornithology

Project
<a href="/en/project/GB14-36098G" target="_blank" >GB14-36098G: Center for tropical biology</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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