Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara

Los autores de la UAM pertenecen al Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM)

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Authors: Oñate Rubalcaba, Juan José, Suárez Cardona, Francisco, Calero-Riestra, María, Justribó, Jorge H., Hervás Bengoechea, Israel, García De la Morena, Eladio Luis, Ramírez, Álvaro, Viñuela, Javier, García, Jesús T.
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Repository:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM
Language:English
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10486/714366
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15060737
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Keyword:Morocco
passerines
bird assemblages
community variability
larks
mediterranean
aridity
Biología y Biomedicina / Biología
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spelling Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the SaharaOñate Rubalcaba, Juan JoséSuárez Cardona, FranciscoCalero-Riestra, MaríaJustribó, Jorge H.Hervás Bengoechea, IsraelGarcía De la Morena, Eladio LuisRamírez, ÁlvaroViñuela, JavierGarcía, Jesús T.Moroccopasserinesbird assemblagescommunity variabilitylarksmediterraneanaridityBiología y Biomedicina / BiologíaLos autores de la UAM pertenecen al Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM)We explored the influence of habitat structure on bird density and species richness in the poorly known bird communities in the steppes of Eastern Morocco, along a 200 km long N–S gradient of increasing aridity. The birds were surveyed, and habitat structure was measured in 44 transects regularly distributed along the gradient and during the winter and spring seasons in two consecutive years. After applying a principal component analysis (PCA), five axes were identified, including one related to the latitude–altitude–soil-type gradient and another describing the development of herbaceous vegetation. Generalized linear models were used to explore the relations between bird density and species richness with PCA axes in each season, considering both the entire community and groups of granivorous, insectivorous, and mixed-diet species. More than 90% of the birds were year-round residents, with larks dominating the community in both seasons. We conclude that a distinct multifactorial response can be identified for each functional group of species. In the winter, the community is mainly affected by the structure of the habitat, while aridity (and its assumed relation to primary production) is less influential. In the spring, habitat structure continues to have the greatest explanatory power, but location along the aridity gradient becomes more relevant. These findings reveal the interaction of the negative effects of climatic and anthropogenic changes in the habitat available to these bird communities, with a greater impact expected on birds with diets that include seeds, as well as a general shift of optimal breeding conditions toward more northerly latitudesThe authors did not receive any specific financial support for the research and used their own funds and resources (e.g., vehicles) in some expeditions, as well as other resources available to the IREC and the UAMMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)Facultad de CienciasTerrestrial Ecology Group (TEG)20232023-06-02research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10486/714366https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d15060737reponame:Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAMinstname:Universidad Autónoma de MadridInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/7143662026-06-23T12:46:27Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
title Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
spellingShingle Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
Oñate Rubalcaba, Juan José
Morocco
passerines
bird assemblages
community variability
larks
mediterranean
aridity
Biología y Biomedicina / Biología
title_short Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
title_full Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
title_fullStr Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
title_full_unstemmed Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
title_sort Responses of Bird Communities to Habitat Structure along an Aridity Gradient in the Steppes North of the Sahara
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Oñate Rubalcaba, Juan José
Suárez Cardona, Francisco
Calero-Riestra, María
Justribó, Jorge H.
Hervás Bengoechea, Israel
García De la Morena, Eladio Luis
Ramírez, Álvaro
Viñuela, Javier
García, Jesús T.
author Oñate Rubalcaba, Juan José
author_facet Oñate Rubalcaba, Juan José
Suárez Cardona, Francisco
Calero-Riestra, María
Justribó, Jorge H.
Hervás Bengoechea, Israel
García De la Morena, Eladio Luis
Ramírez, Álvaro
Viñuela, Javier
García, Jesús T.
author_role author
author2 Suárez Cardona, Francisco
Calero-Riestra, María
Justribó, Jorge H.
Hervás Bengoechea, Israel
García De la Morena, Eladio Luis
Ramírez, Álvaro
Viñuela, Javier
García, Jesús T.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Facultad de Ciencias
Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Morocco
passerines
bird assemblages
community variability
larks
mediterranean
aridity
Biología y Biomedicina / Biología
topic Morocco
passerines
bird assemblages
community variability
larks
mediterranean
aridity
Biología y Biomedicina / Biología
description Los autores de la UAM pertenecen al Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG-UAM)
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