Forest Management Practice Influences Bird Diversity in the Mid-Hills of Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Forest management practice plays a critical role in conserving biodiversity. However, there are few studies on how forest management practice affects bird communities. Here, we compare the effectiveness of the Panchase Protection Forest (PPF; protected forest with government administration) and the Tibrekot Community Forest (TCF; community forest with community forest users' group administration) in hosting bird diversity in the mid-hills of Nepal. We examined 96 point count stations during summer and winter in 2019 and recorded 160 species of birds with three globally threatened vultures (red-headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus, slender-billed vulture Gyps tenuirostris, and white-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis). Forest management practice, season, and elevation all influ

SUBMITTER: Neupane B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9559466 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature