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September 30, 2025Ostrich

Effects of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds in understorey birds in shade coffee habitats of southwest Ethiopia

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GGGelaye GebremichaelJimma UniversityAAAnagaw AtickemAddis Ababa UniversitySMSeid Tiku MeretaJimma University

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This study evaluates the influence of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds, indicating significant biodiversity implications.

Key Points

  • The abundance of understorey bird communities increased with forest cover and decreased with fragmentation.
  • Forest specialists, frugivores, and insectivores thrived with higher forest cover but suffered from fragmentation.
  • Bird generalists, open-habitat specialists, and nectarivores showed no significant response to forest cover or fragmentation.
  • The findings highlight that many guilds require extensive, contiguous forests to sustain populations.

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Gebremichael et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc12cc8a7d58c25ebb0d4ahttps://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2025.2540263
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