peerj-14180-Sevillano_and_Rodewald_2016_DATABASE_Avian_community_structure_and_habitat_use_of_Polylepis_birds_in_Peru.xls (116.5 kB)
Avian community structure and habitat use of Polylepis forests along an elevation gradient DataBase
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posted on 2017-04-21, 12:35 authored by Cristian Steven Sevillano RiosCristian Steven Sevillano RiosIn 2014-2015, we studied bird communities and 19 associated local and landscape attributes within five forested glacial valleys within the Cordillera Blanca and Huascaran National Park, Peru. Birds were surveyed in dry (May-August) and wet (January-April) seasons at 130 points distributed along an elevational gradient (3,300-4,700 masl) and analyzed using Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA). A total of 50 species of birds, including 13 species of high conservation concern, were associated with four basic habitat types: (1) Polylepis sericea forests at low elevations, (2) P. weberbaueri forests at high elevations, (3) Puna grassland and (4) shrublands.