Plant functional types and traits as biodiversity indicators for tropical forests: two biogeographically separated case studies including birds, mammals and termites
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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作为热带森林生物多样性指标的植物功能类型和性状：两个生物地理上分离的案例研究，包括鸟类、哺乳动物和白蚁
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2013
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3.4
通讯作者：
P. C. Nunes
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A. Gillison;D. Bignell;K. Brewer;E. Fernandes;David T. Jones;D. Sheil;P. May;A. Watt;R. Constantino;E. Couto;K. Hairiah;P. Jepson;A. Kartono;I. Maryanto;G. G. Neto;M. Noordwijk;Elton A. Silveira;F. Susilo;S. Vosti;P. C. Nunes
在印度尼西亚苏门答腊和巴西马托格罗索的物种丰富的低地古热带和新热带森林景观中进行了多分类群调查。在一系列森林土地利用镶嵌图中对定向样带（梯度样带）进行了取样，采用统一的协议，同时记录植被（维管植物物种、植物功能类型和植被结构）、脊椎动物（鸟类、哺乳动物）和无脊椎动物（白蚁），此外还测量场地和土壤特性，包括碳储存。在这两个网站之间的结构（平均冠层高度，木质断面积和凋落物深度）和植物物种和PFT的多样性的主要组成部分检测到类似的相关性。植物物种与PFT的比率[物种：PFTs]是苏门答腊动物多样性，特别是白蚁物种丰富度的最佳整体预测。植被结构与动物多样性也有显著的相关性。这些替代物表明了生境结构要素、碳储量和生物多样性之间的一般联系。它们还可以为热带森林景观的快速评估提供实用的低成本指标。
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.