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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Main Authors:	Gillison, Andrew N., Bignell, David E., Brewer, Kenneth R. W., Fernandes, Erick C. M., Jones, David T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Springer 2015
Subjects:	biodiversity indicators tropical forest plant functional types habitat characterization rapid biodiversity assessment fauna animal specie richness carbon stock
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23215

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spelling	okr-10986-232152021-04-23T14:04:13Z Plant Functional Types and Traits as Biodiversity Indicators for Tropical Forests : Two Biogeographically Separated Case Studies including Birds, Mammals and Termites Gillison, Andrew N. Bignell, David E. Brewer, Kenneth R. W. Fernandes, Erick C. M. Jones, David T. biodiversity indicators tropical forest plant functional types habitat characterization rapid biodiversity assessment fauna animal specie richness carbon stock 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. 2015-12-04T16:10:29Z 2015-12-04T16:10:29Z 2013-08 Journal Article Biodiversity and Conservation 1572-9710 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23215 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Springer Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Brazil Indonesia
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spellingShingle	biodiversity indicators tropical forest plant functional types habitat characterization rapid biodiversity assessment fauna animal specie richness carbon stock Gillison, Andrew N. Bignell, David E. Brewer, Kenneth R. W. Fernandes, Erick C. M. Jones, David T. Plant Functional Types and Traits as Biodiversity Indicators for Tropical Forests : Two Biogeographically Separated Case Studies including Birds, Mammals and Termites
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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.
format	Journal Article
author	Gillison, Andrew N. Bignell, David E. Brewer, Kenneth R. W. Fernandes, Erick C. M. Jones, David T.
author_facet	Gillison, Andrew N. Bignell, David E. Brewer, Kenneth R. W. Fernandes, Erick C. M. Jones, David T.
author_sort	Gillison, Andrew N.
title	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_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_sort	plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests : two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
publisher	Springer
publishDate	2015
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23215
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Plant Functional Types and Traits as Biodiversity Indicators for Tropical Forests : Two Biogeographically Separated Case Studies including Birds, Mammals and Termites

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