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Recuperation of the Terra Firme Forest Understory Bird Fauna Eight Years after a Wildfire in Eastern Acre, Brazil
Joint Authors
Lemos da Silva, Tatiana
Lemes Marques, Edilaine
Guilherme, Edson
Source
International Journal of Ecology
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study evaluated the characteristics of the understory bird fauna of four fragments of terra firme forest in eastern Acre, Brazil, that were impacted by wildfires in 2005.
The study investigated the species richness and the composition of trophic guilds using mist-netting on eight transects (four in burned plots and four in control plots in the same forest fragments).
Eight plots (0.12 ha) were also established parallel to each transect to record the number of live trees (DBH ≥ 10 cm), palms, and dead trees.
Bamboo stems were quantified in 0.024 ha subplots.
No significant difference was found between burned and control plots in the species richness or abundance of birds, nor was any significant pattern found in the NMDS ordination of the composition of the communities or guilds.
The Principal Components Analysis (PCA) found that the burned plots were physiognomically distinct, due principally to the number of bamboo stems and dead trees.
Multiple regressions based on the PCA scores and bird species richness and abundance found no significant trends.
The findings of the present study indicate that the understory bird assemblage of the areas affected by a single wildfire in 2005 had almost totally recuperated eight years after this event.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lemos da Silva, Tatiana& Lemes Marques, Edilaine& Guilherme, Edson. 2015. Recuperation of the Terra Firme Forest Understory Bird Fauna Eight Years after a Wildfire in Eastern Acre, Brazil. International Journal of Ecology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lemos da Silva, Tatiana…[et al.]. Recuperation of the Terra Firme Forest Understory Bird Fauna Eight Years after a Wildfire in Eastern Acre, Brazil. International Journal of Ecology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lemos da Silva, Tatiana& Lemes Marques, Edilaine& Guilherme, Edson. Recuperation of the Terra Firme Forest Understory Bird Fauna Eight Years after a Wildfire in Eastern Acre, Brazil. International Journal of Ecology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1065940