Ecotones Shape Ground‐Dwelling Mammal and Bird Diversity Along a Habitat Gradient in the Southern Coastal Dry Forests of Vietnam
Biotropica,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
57(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
Understanding
biodiversity
patterns
is
essential
for
ecology
and
conservation.
Globally,
conservation
efforts
often
prioritize
tropical
rainforests
due
to
their
high
species
richness.
At
the
regional
scale,
same
true
in
Greater
Annamites
ecoregion
of
Vietnam
Laos,
where
have
largely
focused
on
broadleaf
wet
evergreen
forest,
despite
fact
that
other
habitats
remain
threatened.
One
such
habitat
coastal
dry
forest
landscape
southern
Vietnam,
which
has
received
little
focus
its
forested
areas
been
severely
reduced.
Nui
Chua
National
Park
(NP)
harbors
one
few
remaining
sizable
forest.
In
this
study,
we
used
camera‐trap
data
a
community
Royle‐Nichols
model
explore
structure
ground‐dwelling
mammal
birds
along
complex
gradient
NP.
We
first
investigated
associations
among
three
types:
semi‐dry
then
occupancy‐based
diversity
profiles
assess
these
habitats.
Overall
tended
be
highest
transitional
ecotone,
supported
from
both
forests.
Notably,
also
had
occupancies
several
endemic
threatened
species.
Our
findings
highlight
importance
broader
landscape.
emphasize
need
fine‐scale
assessments
inform
strategies,
especially
may
overlooked
by
broader‐scale
strategies.
Язык: Английский
Gottschelia (Gottscheliaceae, Marchantiophyta) in Indochina
Plants,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
13(16), С. 2198 - 2198
Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2024
Gottschelia,
collected
for
the
first
time
in
Indochina,
inspired
an
attempt
to
review
genus
phylogeny
identify
a
more
precise
position
of
Indochinese
plants.
The
genetic
distance
between
African
and
Asian
populations
G.
schizopleura
sensu
lato
was
confirmed.
two
groups
should
be
treated
as
different
species.
A
new
combination,
microphylla
comb.
nov.,
has
been
proposed
Aside
from
molecular
genetics,
distinguishing
this
species
presumable
strictly
is
also
possible
by
morphological
characteristics,
well
its
distribution.
At
same
time,
at
least
three
are
distinguished
among
haplotypes
microphylla,
each
which
can
interpreted
or,
least,
subspecies.
description,
intravital
photographs
general
habitat,
details
structures
provided.
Gottschelia
phylogenetic
schema
Jungermanniales
does
not
allow
us
attribute
it
any
known
families
forces
describe
family,
Gottscheliaceae,
phylogenetically
somewhat
related
Chaetophyllopsidaceae
re-evaluated
here
very
Gottscheliaceae
morphologically.
Язык: Английский