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View article: Specialized insectivores drive differences in avian community composition between primary and secondary forest in Central Africa
Specialized insectivores drive differences in avian community composition between primary and secondary forest in Central Africa Open
The human population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to triple by 2100, drastically increasing anthropogenic pressure on biodiversity. When rainforest is disturbed by anthropogenic drivers, species respond heterogeneously; these pattern…
View article: Insights on avian life history and physiological traits in Central Africa: ant-following species have young-dominated age ratios in secondary forest
Insights on avian life history and physiological traits in Central Africa: ant-following species have young-dominated age ratios in secondary forest Open
The Congo Basin rainforest and adjacent Lower Guinea Forest constitute the second largest tract of lowland tropical rainforest in the world. As with the rest of the continent, human population is increasing rapidly and forest degradation i…
Climate change aggravates bird mortality in pristine tropical forests Open
Stable understory microclimates within undisturbed rainforests are often considered refugia against climate change. However, this assumption contrasts with emerging evidence of Neotropical bird population declines in intact rainforests. We…
Habitat use of Amazonian birds varies by age and foraging guild along a disturbance gradient Open
Patterns of habitat use directly influence a species' fitness, yet for many species an individual's age can influence patterns of habitat use. However, in tropical rainforests, which host the greatest terrestrial species diversity, little …
Using culturally significant birds to guide the timing of prescribed fires in the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion Open
Historically, wildfire and tribal burning practices played important roles in shaping ecosystems throughout the Klamath Siskiyou Bioregion of northern California and southern Oregon. Over the past several decades, there has been increased …
View article: Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea Open
Equatorial Guinea in central Africa hosts rich biodiversity and a network of protected areas (PAs). However, infrastructure development has facilitated access to previously remote forests. This has likely increased poaching in PAs, thereby…
View article: Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea
Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea Open
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Human impacts on mammal communities in Rio Campo Nature Reserve, Equatorial Guinea. African Journal of Ecology 61, 2 p262-276 (2023)], which has been published in final form at h…
Clearcuts Drive Dissimilar Small Mammal Assemblages in Northern Hardwood Forests Open
Composition and diversity of small mammal communities are sensitive to bottom-up effects where variation in vegetative structure, climate, and microclimates affect the food resources upon which small mammals depend (Pinotti et al. 2011). S…
View article: Modeling the potential distribution of the threatened Grey-necked Picathartes <i>Picathartes oreas</i> across its entire range
Modeling the potential distribution of the threatened Grey-necked Picathartes <i>Picathartes oreas</i> across its entire range Open
Summary Understanding the distribution and extent of suitable habitats is critical for the conservation of endangered and endemic taxa. Such knowledge is limited for many Central African species, including the rare and globally threatened …
Winter Territoriality of the American Redstart in Oil Palm Plantations Open
Aspects of territorial behavior of Nearctic-neotropical migratory birds during the nonbreeding period are poorly studied. Information about territoriality, site persistence, between-year site fidelity, and territory sizes are not available…
Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
View article: AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds Open
Functional traits offer a rich quantitative framework for developing and testing theories in evolutionary biology, ecology and ecosystem science. However, the potential of functional traits to drive theoretical advances and refine models o…
View article: Cover Image: Volume 25 Number 3, March 2022
Cover Image: Volume 25 Number 3, March 2022 Open
The cover image is based on the Letter AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds by Tobias et al., https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is exquisitely adapted to it…
Table with all data for all species used in the analysis from Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
R code for trait PCA analysis from Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
R code for functional distinctiveness analysis from Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
R code for biomass trends from Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
BDFFP-FD_PCA.rtf from Long-term changes in avian biomass and functional diversity within disturbed and undisturbed Amazonian rainforest Open
Recent long-term studies in protected areas have revealed the loss of biodiversity, yet the ramifications for ecosystem health and resilience remain unknown. Here, we investigate how the loss of understory birds, in the lowest stratum of t…
View article: Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonian rainforest
Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonian rainforest Open
Since 1980, 30 to 69% of species have shown reductions in mass, increases in wing length, and decreases in mass:wing ratio.
Threshold models improve estimates of molt parameters in datasets with small sample sizes Open
The timing of events in birds’ annual cycles is important to understanding life history evolution and response to global climate change. Molt timing is often measured as an index of the sum of grown feather proportion or mass within the pr…
View article: Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialized insectivores
Bird communities in African cocoa agroforestry are diverse but lack specialized insectivores Open
Forests are being converted to agriculture throughout the Afrotropics, driving declines in sensitive rainforest taxa such as understorey birds. The ongoing expansion of cocoa agriculture, a common small‐scale farming commodity, has contrib…
First record of a piebald Bates’s Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris arge (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa Open
Chromatic disorders may disrupt adaptive coloration and reduce animals’ capacity to survive and produce young. These disorders have been documented widely for bats across the globe. However, most of these cases are concentrated in regions …
Evolution of breeding plumages in birds: A multiple‐step pathway to seasonal dichromatism in New World warblers (Aves: Parulidae) Open
Many species of birds show distinctive seasonal breeding and nonbreeding plumages. A number of hypotheses have been proposed for the evolution of this seasonal dichromatism, specifically related to the idea that birds may experience variab…
Tropical forest fragmentation and isolation: Is community decay a random process? Open
Habitat destruction and degradation are the leading causes of species declines and extinctions in the world. Human altered landscapes often leave fragments of previously continuous habitat, which may be of significant conservation value. W…