- Title
- Tests of predictions associated with temporal changes in Australian bird populations
- Creator
- Lindenmayer, David; Lane, Peter; Westgate, Martin; Scheele, Ben; Barton, Philip
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/181834
- Identifier
- vital:16016
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.04.007
- Identifier
- ISBN:0006-3207 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Global biodiversity loss is the cumulative result of local species declines. To combat biodiversity loss, detailed information on the temporal trends of at-risk species at local scales is needed. Here we report the results of a 13-year study of temporal change in bird occupancy in one of the most heavily modified biomes worldwide; the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia. We sought to determine if temporal changes in bird species were different between three broad native vegetation types (old-growth woodland, regrowth woodland and restoration plantings) and between species traits (body size, migratory status, rarity, woodland dependency, or diet). We found evidence of decline for over a quarter of all bird species for which we had sufficient data for detailed analysis (30 out of 108 species). In contrast, only 14 species increased significantly. Temporal change of birds was linked to life-history attributes, with patterns often being habitat-dependent. Nectarivores and large-bodied birds declined across all vegetation types, whereas small-bodied species increased, particularly in restoration plantings. Contrasting with patterns documented elsewhere, resident but not migratory species declined, with this trend strongest in restoration plantings. Finally, our analyses showed that, as a group, common birds tended to decline whereas rare birds tended to increase, with effects for both most pronounced in restoration plantings. Our results highlight the benefit of targeted restoration planting for some species, but also demonstrate that many common species that have long-persisted in human-dominated landscapes are experiencing severe declines. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. **Please note that there are multiple authors for this article therefore only the name of the first 5 including Federation University Australia affiliate “Philip Barton” is provided in this record**
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Relation
- Biological Conservation Vol. 222, no. (2018), p. 212-221
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright @ 2018 Elsevier Ltd.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 30 Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences; 31 Biological Sciences; 41 Environmental Sciences; Conservation; Life-history traits; South-eastern Australia; Species declines and increases; Time-series data; Woodland birds
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- Funder
- The first author is the recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate funded by the Australian Government (FL120100108). We thank the ARC, Ian Potter Foundation, The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation, Murray Local Land Services, Riverina Local Land Services, and the New South Wales Environment Trust (2013/RD/0008) for funding that allowed this study to be completed. Key contributors to the completion of field bird surveys included Chris MacGregor, David Blair, Lachlan McBurney, Thea O'Loughlin, Sachiko Okada and members of the Canberra Ornithologists Group. Tabitha Boyer assisted in many aspects of manuscript preparation. Funding text 2: The first author is the recipient of an Australian Research Council (ARC) Australian Laureate funded by the Australian Government ( FL120100108 ). We thank the ARC , Ian Potter Foundation , The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation , Murray Local Land Services , Riverina Local Land Services , and the New South Wales Environment Trust ( 2013/RD/0008 ) for funding that allowed this study to be completed. Key contributors to the completion of field bird surveys included Chris MacGregor, David Blair, Lachlan McBurney, Thea O'Loughlin, Sachiko Okada and members of the Canberra Ornithologists Group. Tabitha Boyer assisted in many aspects of manuscript preparation.
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