Bird species diversity in Altai riparian landscapes: Wood cover plays a key role for avian abundance

Bird species diversity in Altai riparian landscapes: Wood cover plays a key role for avian abundance

Abstract Aims We aim to understand bird richness and variation in species composition (beta diversity) along a 630 km riparian landscape in the Altai Mountains of China and to test whether vegetation cover is the main explanation of species diversity. Methods We selected nine regions along a gradien...

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Main Authors: Na Li, Yuehua Sun, Hongjun Chu, Yingjie Qi, Lan Zhu, Xiaoge Ping, Chunwang Li, Zhigang Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
beta diversity
bird
conservation
riparian landscape
species richness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5493

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