The Relationship Between Bird Communities and Habitat A Study Along a Trekking Corridor in the Sikkim Himalaya

• Published in: Mountain research and development Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 235 - 243
• Main Authors: Chettri, Nakul, Deb, Debes Chandra, Sharma, Eklabya, Jackson, Rodney
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boulder United Nations University and International Mountain Society 01.08.2005; International Mountain Society
• Subjects: altitude; Biodiversity; Biodiversity conservation; Bird communities; Bird migration; Birds; canopy; Conservation biology; Forest canopy; Forest habitats; granivores; habitat; Habitat conservation; Habitat corridors; habitat destruction; Habitat preferences; Habitat utilization; Habitats; Heterogeneity; Hiking; Himalayan region; human disturbance; humans; India; Insectivores; Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve; landscapes; migratory behavior; Mountains; nectar feeding; principal component analysis; Principal Component Analysis (PCA); Principal components analysis; research and development; Sikkim; Species composition; Species diversity; Species richness; Trekking; Vegetation; Wildlife conservation; Sikkim India; India; Himalayan region

To assess the impact of habitat disturbance on birds in the Yuksom–Dzongri trekking corridor in western Sikkim, India, the relationships between bird community attributes—including migratory groups and feeding guilds—and vegetation variables were examined. Birds were observed in 19 100-m-long transe...