Ecosystem services provided by birds
Ecosystem services are natural processes that benefit humans. Birds contribute the four
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …
types of services recognized by the UN Millennium Ecosystem Assessment—provisioning …
The evolution, ecology, and conservation of hummingbirds and their interactions with flowering plants
The ecological co‐dependency between plants and hummingbirds is a classic example of a
mutualistic interaction: hummingbirds rely on floral nectar to fuel their rapid metabolisms …
mutualistic interaction: hummingbirds rely on floral nectar to fuel their rapid metabolisms …
Global trends in the status of bird and mammal pollinators
EC Regan, L Santini, L Ingwall‐King… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biodiversity is declining, with direct and indirect effects on ecosystem functions and services
that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first global assessment of trends in …
that are poorly quantified. Here, we develop the first global assessment of trends in …
Tropical countryside bird assemblages: richness, composition, and foraging differ by landscape context
In tropical regions worldwide, large tracts of native rain forest have been replaced by
agricultural systems. Appropriate management of these systems may contribute to …
agricultural systems. Appropriate management of these systems may contribute to …
Corridors restore animal-mediated pollination in fragmented tropical forest landscapes
U Kormann, C Scherber… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Tropical biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions have become heavily eroded
through habitat loss. Animal-mediated pollination is required in more than 94% of higher …
through habitat loss. Animal-mediated pollination is required in more than 94% of higher …
The influence of floral traits on specialization and modularity of plant–pollinator networks in a biodiversity hotspot in the Peruvian Andes
S Watts, CF Dormann, AM Martín González… - Annals of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Modularity is a ubiquitous and important structural property
of ecological networks which describes the relative strengths of sets of interacting species …
of ecological networks which describes the relative strengths of sets of interacting species …
Impacts of habitat degradation on tropical montane biodiversity and ecosystem services: a systematic map for identifying future research priorities
MCK Soh, NJ Mitchell, AR Ridley, CW Butler… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tropical montane forests (TMFs) are major centers of evolutionary change and harbor many
endemic species with small geographic ranges. In this systematic map, we focus on the …
endemic species with small geographic ranges. In this systematic map, we focus on the …
Markedly declining reproductive functional diversity of food plants in the world's largest tropical country despite rapid cropland expansion
Cropland intensification in tropical regions is usually associated with agricultural commodity
expansion that penalizes the species diversity and environmental services of natural …
expansion that penalizes the species diversity and environmental services of natural …
[PDF][PDF] Assessing linkages between agriculture and biodiversity in Central America: Historical overview and future perspectives
Executive summary Agriculture is widely considered the single most important threat to
biodiversity conservation and the greatest driver of habitat destruction and change in Central …
biodiversity conservation and the greatest driver of habitat destruction and change in Central …
Forest fragmentation and loss reduce richness, availability, and specialization in tropical hummingbird communities
Hummingbirds are important pollinators of many native Neotropical plants but their
abundance and diversity in landscapes dominated by intensive human uses such as …
abundance and diversity in landscapes dominated by intensive human uses such as …