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Beauty before age: landscape factors influence bird functional diversity in naturally regenerating fragments, but regeneration age does not

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Author(s):
Dias, Davi F. C. [1] ; Ribeiro, Milton C. [2] ; Felber, Yan T. [1] ; Cintra, Ana L. P. [1] ; de Souza, Natalia S. [1] ; Hasui, Erica [1]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Fed Univ Alfenas UNIFAL MG, Inst Nat Sci, Lab Forest Fragment Ecol, Rua Gabriel Monteiro da Silva 700, BR-37130000 Alfenas, MG - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita, Inst Biosci, Spatial Ecol & Conservat Lab LEEC, BR-13506900 Rio Claro - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: RESTORATION ECOLOGY; v. 24, n. 2, p. 259-270, MAR 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Effective ecological restoration actions should be able to recover ecosystem processes that influence community development in the long term. However, there is scarce information on how landscape factors promote or accelerate fauna recovery. We used a landscape framework to evaluate how functional groups respond to natural regeneration in a highly fragmented region of Atlantic Forest. Using bird functional groups sampled in 15 regenerating forest fragments, we built and ranked models using a model selection approach to test the relative effect of landscape variables on each group. Our results showed that bird community recovery is not determined by the duration of the regeneration process (i.e. forest age), but by how the species responds to the landscape context. Functional diversity and the abundance of the functional groups were mainly related to composition metrics, whereas the functional metric affected only specific groups. Our findings highlight the importance of considering the landscape level to ensure both the colonization of fauna and the restoration of ecological functions. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 13/50421-2 - New sampling methods and statistical tools for biodiversity research: integrating animal movement ecology with population and community ecology
Grantee:Milton Cezar Ribeiro
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants