Population abundance and biomass of large-bodied birds in Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests

Haugaasen, Torbjørn and Peres, Carlos A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-8765 (2008) Population abundance and biomass of large-bodied birds in Amazonian flooded and unflooded forests. Bird Conservation International, 18 (2). pp. 87-101. ISSN 1474-0001

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Abstract

Little is known about the contribution of different forest types to the beta-diversity, abundance and biomass of the avifauna in lowland Amazonia. This paper presents data on the large-bodied bird assemblages of adjacent upland (terra firme) and seasonally flooded (várzea and igapó) forests in the lower Rio Purús region of central-western Brazilian Amazonia. We focus our analysis on 23 large-bodied canopy and terrestrial bird species from 10 families, on the basis of 2,044 bird sightings obtained during line-transect censuses conducted over a two-year period. Large toucans comprised the most numerically abundant large birds in terra firme and igaó forests, whereas macaws were the most abundant in nutrient-rich várzea forests that were seasonally inundated by white-water. The aggregate population density of all bird species in terra firme forest was slightly higher than that in várzea forest. Igapó forest, which was seasonally inundated by black-water, sustained the lowest population densities. Terra firme and várzea forests differed considerably in species composition and abundance whereas igapó forest shared many species with both terra firme and vérzea. Our results suggest that Amazonian floodplain forests play a major role in the persistence and community dynamics of the large-bodied forest birds.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 6 - clean water and sanitation,sdg 15 - life on land ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/clean_water_and_sanitation
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	25 Feb 2011 11:33
Last Modified:	20 Mar 2023 14:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/24795
DOI:	10.1017/S0959270908000130

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