Spatial Variation in Bird Community Composition in Relation to Topographic Gradient and Forest Heterogeneity in a Central Amazonian Rainforest

We investigated the effects of landscape features and forest structure on the avian community at the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke near Manaus, in the Brazilian Amazon. We sampled the landscape and forest in 72 50 × 50 m plots systematically distributed in the reserve, covering an area of 6,400 ha...

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Main Authors: Renato Cintra, Luciano N. Naka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Ecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/435671