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Importance of Interhabitat Gaps and Stepping‐Stones for Lesser Woodcreepers ( Xiphorhynchus fuscus) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Author(s) -
Boscolo Danilo,
CandiaGallardo Carlos,
Awade Marcelo,
Metzger Jean Paul
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00409.x
Subject(s) - atlantic forest , geography , stepping stone , forest structure , ecology , forest fragmentation , frugivore , forestry , biology , habitat , canopy , economics , unemployment , economic growth
Translocation experiments showed that a woodcreeper bird species is able to move between isolated forest fragments, but this ability is limited by increasing interpatch distances. Larger distances (> 100 m) were overcome by using small stepping‐stones (isolated trees), which enhance connectivity and are useful for the species conservation in fragmented landscapes.