Search results for "Avifauna"

ATLANTIC BIRDS: a data set of bird species from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

2017

South America holds 30% of the world's avifauna, with the Atlantic Forest representing one of the richest regions of the Neotropics. Here we have compiled a data set on Brazilian Atlantic Forest bird occurrence (150,423) and abundance samples (N = 832 bird species; 33,119 bird individuals) using multiple methods, including qualitative surveys, mist nets, point counts, and line transects). We used four main sources of data: museum collections, on‐line databases, literature sources, and unpublished reports. The data set comprises 4,122 localities and data from 1815 to 2017. Most studies were conducted in the Florestas de Interior (1,510 localities) and Serra do Mar (1,280 localities) biogeogr…

Biotic homogenisation in bird communities leads to large‐scale changes in species associations

2021

The impact of global change on biodiversity is commonly assessed in terms of changes in species distributions, community richness and community composition. Whether and how much associations between species are also changing is much less documented. In this study, we quantify changes in large-scale patterns of species associations in bird communities in relation to changes in species composition. We use network approaches to build three community-aggregated indices reflecting complementary aspects of species association networks. We characterise the spatio–temporal dynamics of these indices using a large-scale and high-resolution dataset of bird co-abundances of 109 species monitored for 17…

Laurenti S., Paci A.M., 2017. Avifauna dell’Umbria. Rassegna illustrata. 20° Check-list Ornitologica Regionale (1995-2015). Regione Umbria. Osservato…

2018

Diversità e struttura dell’avifauna in una successione post incendio di bosco meso-mediterraneo

2005

In questo lavoro sono state analizzate la ricchezza specifica, il turn-over e la struttura della comunità di uccelli in una successione secondaria da incendio (Erico-Quercion ilicis) nel Parco Regionale delle Madonie (Sicilia). Nelle primavere del 2002 e 2003 sono stati effettuati censimenti mediante punti d’ascolto in 6 aree campione di 100 ha bruciate tra il 1993 e il 2001, e in 4 settori di controllo situati in boschi non percorsi dal fuoco rispettivamente da 25 e 50 anni. Nella serie post incendio sono state censite complessivamente 33 specie di uccelli. La ricchezza specifica aumentava bruscamente nei primi 10 anni e raggiungeva un plateau 25-30 anni dopo l’incendio, mentre il turn-ove…

BiodiverCity: a first investigation on bird communities in two urban green areas of Palermo, Sicily

2019

Since the 1980s, there has been a growing worldwide interest on urban bird diversity. The avifauna of Mediterranean cities has been however poorly investigated with standardized methods. Accordingly, our investigation aimed to record breeding and migrating species in two XVIII-century green areas of Palermo town: Villa Trabia (8 ha) and the Botanical Garden (10 ha). Starting from spring 2019, we carried 15 census sessions by point-counts, during the morning hours (10 points at Villa Trabia and 11 at the Botanical Garden, set with a minimum distance of 50 m) by recording, in each point, all the birds seen or heard within 10 min. Our preliminary results show that the study sites are mainly vi…

La Mantia T. (2013) (Recensione) – Schenk H., 2012. Checklist degli uccelli di Molentargius (Sardegna, Italia) 1850-2010 (con fotografie di Melis F. …

2013

Valore ornitologico della ZPS - ITA 050012 - "Torre Manfria, Biviere e Piana di Gela" (Sicilia)

2009

VALORE ORNITOLOGICO NELLA ZPS - ITA 050012 “TORRE MANFRIA, BIVIERE E PIANA DI GELA” (SICILIA)

2009

Check-list of Italian Birds, updated to the end of 2014

2015

We provide a check-list of Italian birds with major emphasis on the phenological categorization of each taxon, following the approach and updating the results of an analogous list previously published (Brichetti & Massa, 1998). In this list we based on the IOC World Bird List (Gill & Donsker, 2015) for nomenclature, species sequence and higher level taxonomy (from genus to order). This compilation takes into account the decisions made by the Italian Ornithological Commission (COI) and includes 548 species, recorded in Italy until the end of 2014.

Biotic homogenisation in bird communities leads to large-scale changes in species associations

2020

AbstractAimThe impact of global change on biodiversity is commonly assessed in terms of changes in species distributions, community richness and community composition. Whether and how much associations between species, i.e. the degree of correlation in their spatial co-occurrence, are also changing is much less documented and mostly limited to local studies of ecological networks. In this study, we quantify changes in large-scale patterns of species associations in bird communities in relation to changes in species composition.LocationFrance.Time period2001-2017.Major taxa studiedCommon breeding birds.MethodsWe use network approaches to build three community-aggregated indices reflecting co…