Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites

Multi-taxon surveys were conducted in species-rich, lowland palaeotropical and neotropical forested landscapes in Sumatra, Indonesia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. Gradient-directed transects (gradsects) were sampled across a range of forested land use mosaics, using a uniform protocol to simultaneously r...

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Autores principales: Gillison, A.N., Bignell, D.E., Brewer, K.R.W, Fernandes, Erick C.M., Jones, D.T., Sheil, D., May, P.H, Watt, A.D, Constantino, R, Couto, E.G., Hairiah, K., Jepson, P, Kartono, A.P, Maryanto, I, Neto, G.G, Noordwijk, Meine van, Silveira, E.A, Susilo, F.X, Vosti, S.A., Nunes, P.C.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95070
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author Gillison, A.N.
Bignell, D.E.
Brewer, K.R.W
Fernandes, Erick C.M.
Jones, D.T.
Sheil, D.
May, P.H
Watt, A.D
Constantino, R
Couto, E.G.
Hairiah, K.
Jepson, P
Kartono, A.P
Maryanto, I
Neto, G.G
Noordwijk, Meine van
Silveira, E.A
Susilo, F.X
Vosti, S.A.
Nunes, P.C.
author_browse Bignell, D.E.
Brewer, K.R.W
Constantino, R
Couto, E.G.
Fernandes, Erick C.M.
Gillison, A.N.
Hairiah, K.
Jepson, P
Jones, D.T.
Kartono, A.P
Maryanto, I
May, P.H
Neto, G.G
Noordwijk, Meine van
Nunes, P.C.
Sheil, D.
Silveira, E.A
Susilo, F.X
Vosti, S.A.
Watt, A.D
author_facet Gillison, A.N.
Bignell, D.E.
Brewer, K.R.W
Fernandes, Erick C.M.
Jones, D.T.
Sheil, D.
May, P.H
Watt, A.D
Constantino, R
Couto, E.G.
Hairiah, K.
Jepson, P
Kartono, A.P
Maryanto, I
Neto, G.G
Noordwijk, Meine van
Silveira, E.A
Susilo, F.X
Vosti, S.A.
Nunes, P.C.
author_sort Gillison, A.N.
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description Multi-taxon surveys were conducted in species-rich, lowland palaeotropical and neotropical forested landscapes in Sumatra, Indonesia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. Gradient-directed transects (gradsects) were sampled across a range of forested land use mosaics, using a uniform protocol to simultaneously record vegetation (vascular plant species, plant functional types (PFTs) and vegetation structure), vertebrates (birds, mammals) and invertebrates (termites), in addition to measuring site and soil properties, including carbon stocks. At both sites similar correlations were detected between major components of structure (mean canopy height, woody basal area and litter depth) and the diversities of plant species and PFTs. A plant species to PFT ratio [spp.:PFTs] was the best overall predictor of animal diversity, especially termite species richness in Sumatra. To a notable extent vegetation structure also correlated with animal diversity. These surrogates demonstrate generic links between habitat structural elements, carbon stocks and biodiversity. They may also offer practical low-cost indicators for rapid assessment in tropical forest landscapes.
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spelling CGSpace950702025-06-17T08:23:12Z Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites Gillison, A.N. Bignell, D.E. Brewer, K.R.W Fernandes, Erick C.M. Jones, D.T. Sheil, D. May, P.H Watt, A.D Constantino, R Couto, E.G. Hairiah, K. Jepson, P Kartono, A.P Maryanto, I Neto, G.G Noordwijk, Meine van Silveira, E.A Susilo, F.X Vosti, S.A. Nunes, P.C. biodiversity tropical forests plant collection carbon species richness ecology Multi-taxon surveys were conducted in species-rich, lowland palaeotropical and neotropical forested landscapes in Sumatra, Indonesia and Mato Grosso, Brazil. Gradient-directed transects (gradsects) were sampled across a range of forested land use mosaics, using a uniform protocol to simultaneously record vegetation (vascular plant species, plant functional types (PFTs) and vegetation structure), vertebrates (birds, mammals) and invertebrates (termites), in addition to measuring site and soil properties, including carbon stocks. At both sites similar correlations were detected between major components of structure (mean canopy height, woody basal area and litter depth) and the diversities of plant species and PFTs. A plant species to PFT ratio [spp.:PFTs] was the best overall predictor of animal diversity, especially termite species richness in Sumatra. To a notable extent vegetation structure also correlated with animal diversity. These surrogates demonstrate generic links between habitat structural elements, carbon stocks and biodiversity. They may also offer practical low-cost indicators for rapid assessment in tropical forest landscapes. 2013-08 2018-07-03T11:02:20Z 2018-07-03T11:02:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95070 en Open Access Springer Gillison, A.N., Bignell, D.E., Brewer, K.R.W., Fernandes, E.C.M., Jones, D.T., Sheil, D., May, P.H., Watt, A.D., Constantino, R., Couto, E.G., Hairiah, K., Jepson, P., Kartono, A.P., Maryanto, I., Neto, G.G., van Noordwijk, M., Silveira, E.A., Susilo, F.X., Vosti, S.A., Nunes, P.C. . 2013. Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests : two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites. Biodiversity and Conservation, 22 (9) : 1909-1930. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-013-0517-1
spellingShingle biodiversity
tropical forests
plant collection
carbon
species richness
ecology
Gillison, A.N.
Bignell, D.E.
Brewer, K.R.W
Fernandes, Erick C.M.
Jones, D.T.
Sheil, D.
May, P.H
Watt, A.D
Constantino, R
Couto, E.G.
Hairiah, K.
Jepson, P
Kartono, A.P
Maryanto, I
Neto, G.G
Noordwijk, Meine van
Silveira, E.A
Susilo, F.X
Vosti, S.A.
Nunes, P.C.
Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title_full Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title_fullStr Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title_full_unstemmed Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title_short Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
title_sort plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests two biogeographically separated case studies including birds mammals and termites
topic biodiversity
tropical forests
plant collection
carbon
species richness
ecology
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/95070
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