Bird Fauna Composition in a Protected Area in Southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT: The integrity of natural landscapes is affected by human actions, mainly by the intensification and expansion of agriculture. Factors such as fragment size and the structure of the environment can determine changes in the structure and composition of bird assemblages. In this study we evaluated the bird species composition in three structurally different forest environments, defined as the Core areas, Edge areas, and Buffer areas. The surveys were performed in the Natural Park of Sertão (NPS) and its surroundings in the southern limit of the Atlantic Forest, southern Brazil. To record species composition of birds, the point count method was used. The bird species were categorized according to feeding habits, habitat use, and sensitivity to forest fragmentation. A total of 131 species of bi

SUBMITTER: Betiol CFMF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11019366 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature