Response of the Avifauna to Technogenic Environmental Pollution in the Southern Taiga Zone of the Middle Urals

• Published in: Russian journal of ecology Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 181 - 187
• Main Authors: Bel'skii, E A, Lyakhov, A G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer Nature B.V 01.05.2003
• Subjects: Avifauna; Biomass; Birds; Boreal forests; Ecology; Forests; Habitats; Heavy metals; Nesting; Pollution; Species richness; Sulfur; Sulfur dioxide; Taiga & tundra

The results of original studies and published data are used for evaluating the main responses of the avifauna of boreal forests to the combined effect of sulfur dioxide and heavy metals. It is shown that environmental pollution results in the reduction of species richness, biomass, and stability of...