Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest
Southeast Asian tropical rainforests are shrinking at an alarming rate largely due to anthropogenic activities such as logging and agricultural expansion. The loss of tropical rainforests from human exploitations caused devastating and irreversible impacts on avian biodiversity. The establishment of...
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| author | Syed Hassan, Sharifah Nur Atikah Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad Razi, Norhisham Kamarudin, Norizah Sanusi, Ruzana Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar |
| author_facet | Syed Hassan, Sharifah Nur Atikah Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad Razi, Norhisham Kamarudin, Norizah Sanusi, Ruzana Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar |
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| description | Southeast Asian tropical rainforests are shrinking at an alarming rate largely due to anthropogenic activities such as logging and agricultural expansion. The loss of tropical rainforests from human exploitations caused devastating and irreversible impacts on avian biodiversity. The establishment of protected areas is an effective tool to mitigate further forest biodiversity loss. However, the ability of degraded rainforest to support avian biodiversity is still remain little known. Here, we assessed bird assemblages in a hill dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia which was selectively logged almost three decades ago. We examined the effects of site-level attributes, particularly vegetation structure on bird community composition, species richness and abundance of selected feeding guild groups (i.e. insectivorous, carnivorous, and frugivorous). Generally, we found that a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest can still support a large proportion of forest birds, including those species with high conservation values. Our data also revealed that avian biodiversity was positively related to the number of fallen snags, number of standing snags, number of shrubs, number of trees with DBH < 5 cm, and elevation. In contrast, avian biodiversity was negatively linked to canopy cover percentage, number of palms, and number of trees with DBH 30–50 cm. Our findings suggest the importance of post-harvest site-level attributes management in order to improve avian biodiversity in logged hill dipterocarp forests. Above all, urgent actions are needed to incorporate hill dipterocarp forests, including those already disturbed by logging into protected area networks in Peninsular Malaysia to mitigate forest biodiversity loss. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-970202022-11-01T07:08:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97020/ Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest Syed Hassan, Sharifah Nur Atikah Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad Razi, Norhisham Kamarudin, Norizah Sanusi, Ruzana Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Southeast Asian tropical rainforests are shrinking at an alarming rate largely due to anthropogenic activities such as logging and agricultural expansion. The loss of tropical rainforests from human exploitations caused devastating and irreversible impacts on avian biodiversity. The establishment of protected areas is an effective tool to mitigate further forest biodiversity loss. However, the ability of degraded rainforest to support avian biodiversity is still remain little known. Here, we assessed bird assemblages in a hill dipterocarp forest in Peninsular Malaysia which was selectively logged almost three decades ago. We examined the effects of site-level attributes, particularly vegetation structure on bird community composition, species richness and abundance of selected feeding guild groups (i.e. insectivorous, carnivorous, and frugivorous). Generally, we found that a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest can still support a large proportion of forest birds, including those species with high conservation values. Our data also revealed that avian biodiversity was positively related to the number of fallen snags, number of standing snags, number of shrubs, number of trees with DBH < 5 cm, and elevation. In contrast, avian biodiversity was negatively linked to canopy cover percentage, number of palms, and number of trees with DBH 30–50 cm. Our findings suggest the importance of post-harvest site-level attributes management in order to improve avian biodiversity in logged hill dipterocarp forests. Above all, urgent actions are needed to incorporate hill dipterocarp forests, including those already disturbed by logging into protected area networks in Peninsular Malaysia to mitigate forest biodiversity loss. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97020/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Syed Hassan, Sharifah Nur Atikah and Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq and Ahmad Razi, Norhisham and Kamarudin, Norizah and Sanusi, Ruzana and Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar (2021) Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest. Global Ecology and Conservation, 28. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2351-9894 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421002109 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01660 |
| spellingShingle | Syed Hassan, Sharifah Nur Atikah Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad Razi, Norhisham Kamarudin, Norizah Sanusi, Ruzana Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title | Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title_full | Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title_fullStr | Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title_short | Effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| title_sort | effects of vegetation structure on avian biodiversity in a selectively logged hill dipterocarp forest |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97020/1/ABSTRACT.pdf |
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