Trends in Richness and Occupancy of Ugandan Birds and Relation to Local Tree Cover

IF 1.1 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q4 ECOLOGY
Ryan C. Burner, Evan M. Adams, Derek Pomeroy, Herbert Tushabe, Micheal Kibuule, Lars Jørgen Rostad, Zander S. Venter, Douglas Sheil
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Changes in vegetation cover are occurring across sub-Saharan Africa and can have substantial effects on ecological communities, but limited data make understanding status and trends difficult for many taxa. We surveyed birds for several decades across Uganda using point counts. Using time-to-detection analysis in a trait-informed Bayesian multi-species occupancy framework, we model bird species richness as a function of year and local tree cover across 28 sites. We test for trends in richness and occupancy, and for the relationship between these and local and landscape-scale tree cover. Species richness increased at 75% of sites through the study period, and generalist bird species were most likely to be increasing in occupancy. Forest specialist bird species, and to a lesser extent generalists, responded positively to tree cover. Woody cover is changing across Uganda, with declines most pronounced in areas with the highest tree cover. This is likely to be causing declines in forest specialist species while favouring generalists. When tree cover decline is caused by conversion to croplands, rather than transitions to grasslands, grassland specialists are unlikely to benefit. Effects of climate and land use change and population pressure are likely to continue to alter woody plant cover and thus affect East African bird communities.

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乌干达鸟类丰富度和占比趋势及其与当地树木覆盖的关系
植被覆盖的变化正在撒哈拉以南非洲发生,并可能对生态群落产生重大影响,但有限的数据使许多分类群难以了解其状况和趋势。我们用点数计数法对乌干达各地的鸟类进行了几十年的调查。利用贝叶斯多物种占用框架中的检测时间分析,我们模拟了28个站点的鸟类物种丰富度作为年份和当地树木覆盖的函数。我们测试了丰富度和占用率的趋势,以及它们与当地和景观尺度树木覆盖之间的关系。在研究期间,75%的样点物种丰富度有所增加,其中鸟类种类最多。森林专业鸟类,以及在较小程度上的通才鸟类,对树木覆盖有积极的反应。乌干达各地的树木覆盖率正在发生变化,树木覆盖率最高的地区下降最为明显。这可能会导致森林专业物种的减少,而对通才物种有利。当树木覆盖减少是由转为耕地造成的,而不是由转为草地造成的,草地专家不太可能受益。气候和土地利用变化的影响以及人口压力可能会继续改变木本植物覆盖,从而影响东非鸟类群落。
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African Journal of Ecology
African Journal of Ecology 环境科学-生态学
CiteScore
2.00
自引率
10.00%
发文量
134
审稿时长
18-36 weeks
期刊介绍: African Journal of Ecology (formerly East African Wildlife Journal) publishes original scientific research into the ecology and conservation of the animals and plants of Africa. It has a wide circulation both within and outside Africa and is the foremost research journal on the ecology of the continent. In addition to original articles, the Journal publishes comprehensive reviews on topical subjects and brief communications of preliminary results.
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