Determination the natural plant compositions and species distribution model in different habitat types of Düzce (Türkiye)

CERNE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 31

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Background: Türkiye is a very rich country in terms of the distribution and diversity plants. Despite these current conditions, natural plant species are not sufficiently used designing urban landscapes. The research aims to reveal an ecological model approach planting by determining indicator values (EIV’s) coexistence nature detected vegetation, revealing potential plants come together. Results: Within scope research, areas Düzce Plain at points touching plain were determined according CORINE land cover classification, 5 different habitat types as forest habitat, riparian areas, rocky wetlands meadow habitat. In this study, 420 taxa belonging 89 families which taken from 33 168 sample identified. Both collecting area will be revealed demands After whether collected identified distributed interdependent manner, scenarios regarding constructed with help latent variables (LVM’s) R software program. Conclusion: Some highest percentage presence layers selected, compositions high proposed LVM’s.

Language: Английский

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Avian species functional diversity and habitat use: The role of forest structural attributes and tree diversity in the Midlands Mistbelt Forests of KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(9)

Published: Aug. 31, 2023

Forest transformation has major impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Identifying the influence of forest habitat structure composition avian functional communities is important for conserving managing systems. This study investigated effect characteristics bird species community structure, use diversity in 14 Mistbelt patches Midlands KwaZulu-Natal South Africa. We surveyed using point counts. quantified each patch three indices: richness, evenness divergence. further assessed species-specific responses by focussing specialists, orange ground-thrush Geokichla gurneyi, canary Crithagra scotops Cape parrot Poicephalus robustus. found that forest-specialist to tree differed. Also, structural complexity, canopy cover richness were main better at explaining microhabitat diversity. with relatively high complexity had higher richness. Different influenced specialists. Tree C. G. gurneyi positively, while P. robustus responded negatively Our showed site-scale are should be maintained conserve

Language: Английский

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Microhabitat requirements and occupancy of understorey bird forest specialists in Southern Mistbelt Forests of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 549, P. 121484 - 121484

Published: Oct. 12, 2023

Monitoring species' habitat selection and microhabitat requirements is vital for conservation management, though studies on bird at relatively fine scales are often limited. Camera traps useful techniques studying communities, particularly elusive species that challenging to document using traditional survey techniques. Here, we installed 184 camera during the non-breeding breeding seasons study understorey forest-specialist birds' in 14 selected Southern Mistbelt Forest patches of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We conducted foliage profile forest structure surveys an inventory tree richness characterise microhabitat. Over 7182 trap days, had 615 detections ten forest-specialists, most which were insectivores. modelled occupancy Lemon Doves (Aplopelia larvata), Chorister Robin-chats (Cossypha dichroa), Crested Guineafowls (Guttera pucherani), Red-necked Spurfowls (Pternistis afer) determine characteristics influenced detection probability occupancy. The main influencing birds richness, leaf litter, water cover. structural forest-specialists those within 5 m floor. Microhabitat species-specific, with seasonal variation Doves. Conservation strategies should maintain undisturbed allow persistence species.

Language: Английский

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Patterns and predictors of mammalian taxonomic and functional species diversity in naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests in South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 559, P. 121820 - 121820

Published: March 11, 2024

Anthropogenic land-use change generally affects species movement, resource use, beta diversity and causes declines changes in diversity. In Africa, forest mammals are strongly affected by such anthropogenic factors. Functional metrics have been used to understand the landscape how these affect communities. Our study aimed evaluate response of mammal's functional richness factors as patch size isolation distance, structural complexity, configuration. We examined this selected naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests South Africa. Following camera-trapping non-volant mammals, we linear mixed-effects models assess indices size, neighboring patches. calculated β-diversity partitioned it into its additive components spatial turnover (βsim) nestedness (βnes). Patch complexity showed a relationship with most indices. often had positive higher The more was, decreased, implying difficulty movement between patches inability support viable populations. was an important factor understanding mammalian species' disjunct landscape. importance promoted functionally diverse communities enhanced ecosystem functioning. Conservation larger, structurally will promote persistence.

Language: Английский

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Responses of bird functional communities to anthropogenic disturbances in the naturally fragmented Southern Mistbelt Forests in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 562, P. 121977 - 121977

Published: May 17, 2024

Forest disturbance poses major threats to biodiversity and forest ecosystem processes. Understanding bird species' responses disturbed forests is important for species conservation management. Here, we assessed the impact of selective logging history (∼150 years), livestock grazing, alien plant invasion adjacent matrix-type surrounding patches on richness functional diversity in 14 Southern Mistbelt Midlands KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The communities were surveyed using fixed-radius point-counts. We quantified three indices richness, divergence, evenness. None types affected species. size patch For diversity, FRic was significantly higher specialists, insectivores cup or ball-nesting birds. Functional evenness forest-sensitive groups, like specialists insectivores, lower sites. results this study showed that specialist varied depending type intensity. recommend future studies assessing impacts use taxonomic proxies with different

Language: Английский

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Terrestrial vertebrate fauna in a multifunctional landscape in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(2)

Published: Feb. 17, 2024

Abstract. Gojo-Cruz PHP, Caldito JC, Catubig YDL, Cornes HM, Corpuz JS, Maniquiz SS, Matunan KGE, Pascual FJ, Miguel ESS, Siguancia GC, Turqueza DC, Madlao JP, Cruz CF, Merculio JG. 2024. Terrestrial vertebrate fauna in a multifunctional landscape Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Biodiversitas 25: 583-597. This study was done to document the at foothills of Mt. Mingan, Ecija. The inventory wild associated with different habitat types area will be valuable creating suitable management programs reduce impact human activities without affecting local economic activities. Standard survey techniques, including day and night transect walks, opportunistic surveys, mist-netting, cage trapping, were employed agro-forest, around built-up areas, forest edges, lowland forest, grassland, riparian habitats. A total 79 species recorded, 7 mammals, 13 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 50 birds. Thirty-three (33) endemic Regarding conservation status, eight (8) listed higher threat status under DAO 2019-09. Species richness observed highest dipterocarp forests. On other hand, composition varies between habitats, being more common complex habitats such as forests than simpler like agricultural areas. high presence threatened highlight need for plans considering heterogeneity connectivity.

Language: Английский

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Grass fields play a greater role in maintaining avian biodiversity in urban landscapes than roadsides

Urban Ecosystems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 28(1), P. 1 - 16

Published: Oct. 25, 2024

Language: Английский

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