Landscape heterogeneity shapes bird phylogenetic responses at forest–matrix interfaces in Atlantic Forest, Brazil

• Published in: Biotropica Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 409 - 421
• Main Authors: Adorno, Bruno F. C. B., Barros, Fábio M., Cezar Ribeiro, Milton, Silva, Vinícius X., Hasui, Érica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Anthropogenic factors; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Birds; Brazil; compositional heterogeneity; Dispersion; environmental filtering; environmental sorting; Eucalyptus; Forests; grazing; Heterogeneity; Human influences; Intensive farming; Interfaces; Land cover; Landscape; landscape homogenization; landscapes; Mathematical analysis; Matrix methods; monoculture; Pasture; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Species richness; Statistical models; Brazil

Agricultural intensification is one of the major factors driving biodiversity loss. However, most studies in human‐dominated landscapes have used taxonomic diversity in their analysis, ignoring evolutionary relationships. Consequently, the relationship between landscape structure and phylogenetic di...