Breeding bird communities in an area of the Northern Apennines (Piedmont, NW Italy)
During the Spring of 2011, we studied the bird community in an area of Val Borbera, in the province of Alessandria (NW Italy). In the study area, situated at an altitude between 655 and 1700 m a.s.l., we conducted 110 points count ten minutes each in four microhabitats (agricultural areas, shrubs, f...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6ecd5567f45a4ec5bc3d5994f4c21537 2023-05-15T13:10:08+02:00 Breeding bird communities in an area of the Northern Apennines (Piedmont, NW Italy) Franco Carpegna Giovanni Soldato Roberto Toffoli 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2018.388 https://doaj.org/article/6ecd5567f45a4ec5bc3d5994f4c21537 EN IT eng ita PAGEPress Publications https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/rio/article/view/388 https://doaj.org/toc/0035-6875 https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0833 doi:10.4081/rio.2018.388 0035-6875 2385-0833 https://doaj.org/article/6ecd5567f45a4ec5bc3d5994f4c21537 Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia - Research in Ornithology, Vol 88, Iss 2 (2019) bird communities richness abundance dominance diversity Northern Apennines Zoology QL1-991 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4081/rio.2018.388 2022-12-31T08:12:37Z During the Spring of 2011, we studied the bird community in an area of Val Borbera, in the province of Alessandria (NW Italy). In the study area, situated at an altitude between 655 and 1700 m a.s.l., we conducted 110 points count ten minutes each in four microhabitats (agricultural areas, shrubs, forests, and prairies). In total, we surveyed 72 species, of which 51 were passerine and 21 non passerine. The most abundant species were Sylvia atricapilla, Phylloscopus collybita, Apus apus, and Turdus merula. In the agricultural areas, we detected a total of 50 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Turdus merula were the most abundant). In the shrubs, we detected 30 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant). In the forest areas, we found 45 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant), and in the prairies, we detected 48 species (Alauda arvensis, Anthus campestris, Sylvia atricapilla, Turdus merula, Anthus trivialis, Sylvia communis were the most abundant). Compared to the other macro habitats, the agricultural areas have a significantly high abundance and richness in species, which highlights the importance of the agricultural mosaics in the Piedmont and mountain areas. The data which has been collected so far confirms the important role of this area, given the presence of some species which are rare at a regional scale. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alauda arvensis Apus apus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Parus ENVELOPE(3.950,3.950,-71.983,-71.983) Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia 88 2 23 32 |
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During the Spring of 2011, we studied the bird community in an area of Val Borbera, in the province of Alessandria (NW Italy). In the study area, situated at an altitude between 655 and 1700 m a.s.l., we conducted 110 points count ten minutes each in four microhabitats (agricultural areas, shrubs, forests, and prairies). In total, we surveyed 72 species, of which 51 were passerine and 21 non passerine. The most abundant species were Sylvia atricapilla, Phylloscopus collybita, Apus apus, and Turdus merula. In the agricultural areas, we detected a total of 50 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Turdus merula were the most abundant). In the shrubs, we detected 30 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant). In the forest areas, we found 45 species (Sylvia atricapilla, Parus major, Fringilla coelebs, Phylloscopus collybita, Turdus merula, Erithacus rubecula were the most abundant), and in the prairies, we detected 48 species (Alauda arvensis, Anthus campestris, Sylvia atricapilla, Turdus merula, Anthus trivialis, Sylvia communis were the most abundant). Compared to the other macro habitats, the agricultural areas have a significantly high abundance and richness in species, which highlights the importance of the agricultural mosaics in the Piedmont and mountain areas. The data which has been collected so far confirms the important role of this area, given the presence of some species which are rare at a regional scale. |
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