Integrating Functional and Phylogenetic Diversity to Assess Bird Community Assembly Along the Major Rivers of Hainan Island, South China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the mechanisms associated with community assembly can contribute to explaining the formation and maintenance of biodiversity patterns. In this study, we used the line transect method to survey breeding birds along the three major rivers of the Nandu River, Changhua River and Wanquan River on Hainan Island, south China. The patterns of community assembly were subsequently assessed by integrating functional and phylogenetic diversity, whereas environmental factors and interspecific competition intensity were incorporated to determine whether community assembly in these rivers is driven by environmental filtering or interspecific competition. Our findings revealed that bird communities within rivers were characterized by an overall slight clustering (i.e., more similar species),

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808277 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature