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Article: New findings from C. Sirami and co-authors in the area of diversity and distributions published.
- Article from:
- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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"Evidence is accumulating of a general increase in woody cover of many savanna regions of the world. Little is known about the consequences of this widespread and fundamental ecosystem structural shift on biodiversity. Location South Africa," scientists writing in the journal Diversity and Distributions report.
"We assessed the potential response of bird species to shrub encroachment in a South African savanna by censusing bird species in five habitats along a gradient of increasing shrub cover, from grassland/open woodland to shrubland dominated by various shrub species. We also explored historical bird species population trends across southern Africa during the ...