Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia
In order to determine the relationships between bird assemblages and forest habitat, we conducted surveys for bird assemblages in different forest habitats in the Khentii Mountain region, Northern Mongolia. A total of 1730 individuals belonging to 71 species from 23 families of 11 orders were record...
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| author | Zoljargal Purevdorj Munkhbaatar Munkhbayar Woon Kee Paek Onolragchaa Ganbold Ariunbold Jargalsaikhan Erdenetushig Purevee Tuvshinlkhagva Amartuvshin Uranchimeg Genenjamba Batbayar Nyam Joon Woo Lee |
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| description | In order to determine the relationships between bird assemblages and forest habitat, we conducted surveys for bird assemblages in different forest habitats in the Khentii Mountain region, Northern Mongolia. A total of 1730 individuals belonging to 71 species from 23 families of 11 orders were recorded. Our findings revealed that passeriformes are the most species-rich order, accounting for 86.2% of the total species. The dominant species were <i>Anthus hodgsoni</i>, <i>Parus major</i>, <i>Poecile palustris</i>, and <i>Sitta europaea</i> in study area. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and permutation multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) showed that bird assemblages were affected by forest habitat types. Our findings also showed significant relationships between bird assemblages and canopy height and ground cover vegetation structure, whereas there were no relationships between altitude and other habitat variables. Thus, maintaining diverse forest habitats or restoring forest would play a key role in bird conservation and sustainable management of forest areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-560e59b35ac64ac48f23059aa718c5212023-12-03T15:03:06ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-07-01137103710.3390/f13071037Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern MongoliaZoljargal Purevdorj0Munkhbaatar Munkhbayar1Woon Kee Paek2Onolragchaa Ganbold3Ariunbold Jargalsaikhan4Erdenetushig Purevee5Tuvshinlkhagva Amartuvshin6Uranchimeg Genenjamba7Batbayar Nyam8Joon Woo Lee9Department of Forest & Environmental Resources, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDaegu National Science Museum of Korea, Daegu 43014, KoreaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Biology, Mongolian National University of Education, Ulaanbaatar 210685, MongoliaDepartment of Forest & Environmental Resources, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, KoreaIn order to determine the relationships between bird assemblages and forest habitat, we conducted surveys for bird assemblages in different forest habitats in the Khentii Mountain region, Northern Mongolia. A total of 1730 individuals belonging to 71 species from 23 families of 11 orders were recorded. Our findings revealed that passeriformes are the most species-rich order, accounting for 86.2% of the total species. The dominant species were <i>Anthus hodgsoni</i>, <i>Parus major</i>, <i>Poecile palustris</i>, and <i>Sitta europaea</i> in study area. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) and permutation multivariate analysis of variance (PERMANOVA) showed that bird assemblages were affected by forest habitat types. Our findings also showed significant relationships between bird assemblages and canopy height and ground cover vegetation structure, whereas there were no relationships between altitude and other habitat variables. Thus, maintaining diverse forest habitats or restoring forest would play a key role in bird conservation and sustainable management of forest areas.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/7/1037bird assemblagesenvironmental variableshabitatboreal forest |
| spellingShingle | Zoljargal Purevdorj Munkhbaatar Munkhbayar Woon Kee Paek Onolragchaa Ganbold Ariunbold Jargalsaikhan Erdenetushig Purevee Tuvshinlkhagva Amartuvshin Uranchimeg Genenjamba Batbayar Nyam Joon Woo Lee Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia Forests bird assemblages environmental variables habitat boreal forest |
| title | Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia |
| title_full | Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia |
| title_fullStr | Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia |
| title_short | Relationships between Bird Assemblages and Habitat Variables in a Boreal Forest of the Khentii Mountain, Northern Mongolia |
| title_sort | relationships between bird assemblages and habitat variables in a boreal forest of the khentii mountain northern mongolia |
| topic | bird assemblages environmental variables habitat boreal forest |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/7/1037 |
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