Geoffrey M. Wambugu, Bernard Amakobe, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Mwangi Githiru
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摘要
Kasigau山是东弧山脉最东北部的全球热点地区,栖息着一些特有种和濒危物种,但鸟类群落沿海拔梯度的变化鲜为人知。我们利用雾网数据评估了鸟类生物多样性指标与季节、人为干扰、海拔和温度之间的关系。在海拔858、1104、1321和1547 m 4个海拔高度沿海拔梯度采集鸟类样本。鸟类丰富度、多样性和均匀度在干湿季节均随海拔升高而降低。鸟类丰度在海拔较低的3个海拔高度随海拔高度的增加而下降,但在海拔最高的海拔高度达到峰值。在所有年份中,丰水季的所有多样性指标都高于旱季。海拔对物种组合的影响大于季节、干扰和温度。温度对丰度、多样性和丰富度有显著影响,干扰对多样性、均匀度和丰富度有显著影响。结果表明,海拔变化对喀西高原鸟类群落的影响较大,气温和干扰是影响全球变暖背景下鸟类保护的重要因素。我们的研究强调了海拔、扰动和温度对热带海拔梯度上鸟类组合的影响。
Elevational patterns of species richness and community structure of understorey birds in an East African montane forest
Mt. Kasigau is the northeastern most of the Eastern Arc Mountains global hotspot and harbours some endemic and threatened species, but little is known about bird community changes along its elevational gradient. We assessed the relationship between bird biodiversity metrics, season, human disturbance, elevation and temperature using mist-netting data collected bi-annually over a 10-year period. Birds were sampled along the mountain's elevational gradient at four elevation levels (858, 1104, 1321 and 1547 m). Bird richness, diversity and evenness decreased with increasing altitude in both dry and wet seasons. Bird abundance declined with increasing elevation for the lower three elevation levels but peaked at the highest elevation. All diversity metrics were higher in the wet season compared to the dry season across all the years. Elevation had a greater effect on species assemblages than season, disturbance and temperature. Temperature had significant effects on abundance, diversity and richness, while disturbance had significant effects on diversity, evenness and richness. We conclude that bird assemblages in Mt. Kasigau are strongly shaped by elevational changes, while temperature and disturbance constitute important factors influencing bird conservation in the face of global warming. Our study highlights that elevation, disturbance and temperature influence bird assemblages along tropical elevational gradients.
期刊介绍:
African Journal of Ecology (formerly East African Wildlife Journal) publishes original scientific research into the ecology and conservation of the animals and plants of Africa. It has a wide circulation both within and outside Africa and is the foremost research journal on the ecology of the continent. In addition to original articles, the Journal publishes comprehensive reviews on topical subjects and brief communications of preliminary results.