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ArticleEcology and evolution2023

Avian species functional diversity and habitat use: The role of forest structural attributes and tree diversity in the Midlands Mistbelt Forests of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Nasiphi Bitani, Craig P Cordier, David A Ehlers Smith, Yvette C Ehlers Smith, Colleen T Downs

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nasiphi BitaniCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-5996
Craig P CordierCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1798-3026
David A Ehlers SmithCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6357-0751
Yvette C Ehlers SmithCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2564-7359
Colleen T DownsCentre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences University of KwaZulu-Natal Pietermaritzburg South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8334-1510

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forest transformation has major impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Identifying the influence of forest habitat structure and composition on avian functional communities is important for conserving and managing forest systems. This study investigated the effect of forest structure and composition characteristics on bird species community structure, habitat use and functional diversity in 14 Mistbelt Forest patches of the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. We surveyed bird communities using point counts. We quantified bird functional diversity for each forest patch using three diversity indices: functional richness, functional evenness and functional divergence. We further assessed species-specific responses by focussing on three avian forest specialists, orange ground-thrush

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bird species community structureforest conservationforest structureMistbelt Forests

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PMID37664503
PMCPMC10469004

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