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Avian biodiversity assessment studies in a Neotropical wetland

AutorInnen: 
de Deus, F.F., Schuchmann, K.-L., Tissiani, A.S.O., Nogueira, W., Marques, M.I.
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2023
Vollständiger Titel: 
Avian biodiversity assessment studies in a Neotropical wetland – the combination of sampling methods makes the differenc
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Publiziert in: 
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Publikationstyp: 
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI Name: 
DOI: 0.11606/1807-0205/2023.63.015
Bibliographische Angaben: 
de Deus, F.F., Schuchmann, K.-L., Tissiani, A.S.O., Nogueira, W., Marques, M.I. (2023) Avian biodiversity assessment studies in a Neotropical wetland – the combination of sampling methods makes the difference. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia: e202363015.
Abstract: 

In studies of avian diversity, many different methods have been applied. Since methodological approaches may affect research results, the choice of a given methodology must be consistent with the scientific objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate how different methodologies with their intrinsic limitations help detect and monitor birds to evaluate how they complement each other in the survey of species. Three different assessment methods, mist nets, point counts, and autonomous acoustic recordings were used to serve this purpose in a study of different Pantanal habitats, such as savannas and forests. The point counts detected more species (126 species) than the two other methods autonomous acoustic recordings (113 species) and mist nets (79 species). We observed significant differences in the number of species detected by mist nets and the other two methods. Each survey method identified exclusive species. When comparing habitats, all three methods showed significant differences in bird species composition. Savannas were richer in bird species than forests, and replacement was the main driver responsible for the differences in beta diversity between the habitats. The three methodologies, when applied together, proved to be complementary in avian species detection.

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