Stochastic processes shape the functional and phylogenetic structure of bird assemblages at the mine area in southwest China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the mechanisms of community assembly is a key question in ecology. Metal pollution may result in significant changes in bird community structure and diversity, with implications for ecosystem processes and function. However, the relative importance of these processes in shaping the bird community at the polluted area is still not clear. Here, we explored bird species richness, functional, and phylogenetic diversity, and the assembly processes of community at the mine region of southwest China. Our results showed that the 3 dimensions of diversity at the mine area were lower than that at the reference sites. In the community assembly, the result was 0 < NRI/ NFRI < 1.96, which indicated deterministic processes (environmental filtering) might drive community clustering. The res

SUBMITTER: Liu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11078063 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature