Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal

Abstract. Pandey N, Khanal L, Chapagain N, Singh KD, Bhattarai BP, Chalise MK. 2021. Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal. Biodiversitas 22: 262-271. Community structure of birds at different habitat types is underexplored in the monta...

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Autores principales:	Naresh Pandey, Laxman Khanal, Neeti Chapagain, K. Deepak Singh, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai, Mukesh Kumar Chalise
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Publicado:	MBI & UNS Solo 2020
Materias:	bird community, elevation, feeding guilds, habitat, species accumulation curve Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d43aa9364894325ac91a41dfec965892021-11-22T00:53:57ZBird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal1412-033X2085-472210.13057/biodiv/d220132https://doaj.org/article/8d43aa9364894325ac91a41dfec965892020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://smujo.id/biodiv/article/view/6972https://doaj.org/toc/1412-033Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2085-4722Abstract. Pandey N, Khanal L, Chapagain N, Singh KD, Bhattarai BP, Chalise MK. 2021. Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal. Biodiversitas 22: 262-271. Community structure of birds at different habitat types is underexplored in the montane environment of the central Himalaya. Therefore, this study explored bird community structure in different habitat types in Mardi Himal of the Annapurna Conservation Area, central Nepal, and tested association of different feeding guilds with the habitats. Data on the avian richness and abundance were collected in the winter and the summer of 2019 by point count method along the elevational gradient in every 100 m rise and analyzed using ordination methods. A total of 673 individuals of 112 bird species from 35 families under 13 orders were recorded. Among the observed orders and families, the order Passeriformes (77 species) and family Muscicapidae (16 species) were the most dominant. A linear species accumulation curve was obtained in both seasons. Species richness and abundance were found higher at forest edges of mid-elevations and insectivores were the most abundant birds. Frugivorous and carnivorous birds showed no specific association with habitat types, whereas, insectivores and omnivores were more abundant in pastureland and forest, respectively. Our results revealed that the community composition of birds varies with the habitat types and their feeding specialization is one of the major determinants.Naresh PandeyLaxman KhanalNeeti ChapagainK. Deepak SinghBishnu Prasad BhattaraiMukesh Kumar ChaliseMBI & UNS Soloarticlebird community, elevation, feeding guilds, habitat, species accumulation curveBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENBiodiversitas, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	bird community, elevation, feeding guilds, habitat, species accumulation curve Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	bird community, elevation, feeding guilds, habitat, species accumulation curve Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Naresh Pandey Laxman Khanal Neeti Chapagain K. Deepak Singh Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai Mukesh Kumar Chalise Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
description	Abstract. Pandey N, Khanal L, Chapagain N, Singh KD, Bhattarai BP, Chalise MK. 2021. Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal. Biodiversitas 22: 262-271. Community structure of birds at different habitat types is underexplored in the montane environment of the central Himalaya. Therefore, this study explored bird community structure in different habitat types in Mardi Himal of the Annapurna Conservation Area, central Nepal, and tested association of different feeding guilds with the habitats. Data on the avian richness and abundance were collected in the winter and the summer of 2019 by point count method along the elevational gradient in every 100 m rise and analyzed using ordination methods. A total of 673 individuals of 112 bird species from 35 families under 13 orders were recorded. Among the observed orders and families, the order Passeriformes (77 species) and family Muscicapidae (16 species) were the most dominant. A linear species accumulation curve was obtained in both seasons. Species richness and abundance were found higher at forest edges of mid-elevations and insectivores were the most abundant birds. Frugivorous and carnivorous birds showed no specific association with habitat types, whereas, insectivores and omnivores were more abundant in pastureland and forest, respectively. Our results revealed that the community composition of birds varies with the habitat types and their feeding specialization is one of the major determinants.
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author	Naresh Pandey Laxman Khanal Neeti Chapagain K. Deepak Singh Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai Mukesh Kumar Chalise
author_facet	Naresh Pandey Laxman Khanal Neeti Chapagain K. Deepak Singh Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai Mukesh Kumar Chalise
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title	Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
title_short	Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
title_full	Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
title_fullStr	Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
title_full_unstemmed	Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal
title_sort	bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: a case of mardi himal, central nepal
publisher	MBI & UNS Solo
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/8d43aa9364894325ac91a41dfec96589
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Bird community structure as a function of habitat heterogeneity: A case of Mardi Himal, Central Nepal

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