Migratory bird community structure in oil palm (Elaies guineensis) plantations and native forest fragments in southern Mexico. Issue 1 (22nd January 2021)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Migratory bird community structure in oil palm (Elaies guineensis) plantations and native forest fragments in southern Mexico. Issue 1 (22nd January 2021)
- Main Title:
- Migratory bird community structure in oil palm (Elaies guineensis) plantations and native forest fragments in southern Mexico
- Authors:
- Oliveira, Samuel L.
Flaspohler, David J.
Knowlton, Jessie L.
Webster, Christopher R.
Wolfe, Jared D. - Abstract:
- Abstract: Oil palm ( Elaies guineensis ) plantations are among the fastest growing agroecosystems in the Neotropics, but little is known about how Neotropical birds use oil palm habitats. To better understand the potential value of oil palm as an overwintering habitat for migratory birds, we surveyed birds in oil palm and native forest remnants in Tabasco, Mexico, from 19 December 2017 to 27 March 2018. We collected data on bird abundance and vegetative structure and used generalized linear models and multivariate analysis to assess how oil palm development influenced migrant bird diversity, community assemblages, and abundance. We found that species richness of migratory birds tended to be higher in forest patches than in oil palm, that community assemblages of migratory birds differed between native forest and oil palm plantations, and that differences in migratory bird abundance, and subsequent changes in community assemblages were driven by differences between native forest and oil palm plantations in vegetative structure. The bird community of native forest was characterized by migrant species sensitive to forest loss that forage low in the understory and in the leaf litter, whereas the bird community of oil palm plantations was represented by generalist species that occupy a wider range of foraging niches. Our results suggest that most species of migrant birds responded positively to several forest structural features and that integrating more native trees andAbstract: Oil palm ( Elaies guineensis ) plantations are among the fastest growing agroecosystems in the Neotropics, but little is known about how Neotropical birds use oil palm habitats. To better understand the potential value of oil palm as an overwintering habitat for migratory birds, we surveyed birds in oil palm and native forest remnants in Tabasco, Mexico, from 19 December 2017 to 27 March 2018. We collected data on bird abundance and vegetative structure and used generalized linear models and multivariate analysis to assess how oil palm development influenced migrant bird diversity, community assemblages, and abundance. We found that species richness of migratory birds tended to be higher in forest patches than in oil palm, that community assemblages of migratory birds differed between native forest and oil palm plantations, and that differences in migratory bird abundance, and subsequent changes in community assemblages were driven by differences between native forest and oil palm plantations in vegetative structure. The bird community of native forest was characterized by migrant species sensitive to forest loss that forage low in the understory and in the leaf litter, whereas the bird community of oil palm plantations was represented by generalist species that occupy a wider range of foraging niches. Our results suggest that most species of migrant birds responded positively to several forest structural features and that integrating more native trees and increasing the amount of understory vegetation in oil palm plantations may increase the value of working landscapes for migratory birds. RESUMEN: Estructura de la comunidad de aves migratorias en plantaciones de palma de aceite ( Elaies guineensis ) y fragmentos de bosque en el sur de México Plantaciones de palma de aceite ( Elaies guineensis ) están entre los agro ecosistemas de más rápido crecimiento en el Neotrópico, sin embargo, poco es conocido sobre como las aves Neotropicales usan hábitats dominados por palma de aceite. Con el fin de comprender mejor el valor potencial de las plantaciones de palma, como un hábitat de invierno para aves migratorias, monitoreamos aves en plantaciones de palma de aceite y fragmentos de bosque nativos en Tabasco, México, desde el 19 de Diciembre de 2017 hasta el 28 de Marzo de 2018. Colectamos información a cerca de la abundancia de las aves, estructura de la vegetación y utilizamos modelos lineales generalizados y análisis multivariados para determinar como el desarrollo de las plantaciones de palma de aceite influencian la diversidad de aves migratorias, el ensamblaje de la comunidad y la abundancia. Encontramos que la riqueza de especies de aves migratorias tendió a ser más alta en fragmentos de bosque en plantaciones de palma de aceite; que el ensamblaje de la comunidad de aves migratorias fue diferente entre los fragmentos de bosque y las plantaciones de palma de aceite y que las diferencias en la abundancia de aves migratorias y cambios subsecuentes en el ensamblaje de la comunidad estuvieron determinados por las diferencias en la estructura de la vegetación entre el bosque nativo y la plantaciones de palma. La comunidad de aves de bosque nativo estuvo caracterizada por especies migratorias sensibles a la perdida de bosque que forrajean en el sotobosque y la hojarasca en el suelo, mientras que la comunidad de aves de las plantaciones de palma estuvo representada por especies generalistas que ocupan un rango más ámplio de nichos de forrajeo. Nuestros resultados sugieren que la mayoría de las especies migratorias respondieron positivamente a varias características estructurales del bosque y que integrando un mayor número de arboles nativos e incrementando la cantidad de vegetación en el sotobosque de las plantaciones de palma, se puede incrementar el valor de estos de paisajes manejados para las aves migratorias. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of field ornithology. Volume 92:Issue 1(2021)
- Journal:
- Journal of field ornithology
- Issue:
- Volume 92:Issue 1(2021)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 92, Issue 1 (2021)
- Year:
- 2021
- Volume:
- 92
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2021-0092-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 1
- Page End:
- 17
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-22
- Subjects:
- agroecosystem -- Neotropical migrants -- oil palm -- overwinter ground -- songbirds
Birds -- Periodicals
Ornithology -- Periodicals
Ornithologie -- Périodiques
Oiseaux -- Baguage -- Périodiques
Oiseaux -- Périodiques
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http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/9965 ↗
http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/index.php ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1557-9263 ↗
http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-journals-list&issn=0273-8570 ↗
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/jofo ↗
http://www.jstor.org/journals/02738570.html ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/jofo.12354 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0273-8570
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