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Avian communities in Spartina maritima restored and non-restored salt marshes
Author/s | Curado, Guillermo
Castillo Segura, Jesús Manuel Sánchez Ordóñez, Marta Isabel Figueroa Clemente, Manuel Enrique |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología |
Publication Date | 2013-05-01 |
Deposit Date | 2023-07-18 |
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Abstract | Capsule Salt marsh restoration with the native halophytes Spartina maritima and Zostera noltii can lead to significant improvement in habitat, increasing bird diversity over a 2-year period. Aims To assess the evolution ... Capsule Salt marsh restoration with the native halophytes Spartina maritima and Zostera noltii can lead to significant improvement in habitat, increasing bird diversity over a 2-year period. Aims To assess the evolution of the avian communities in S. maritima restored salt marshes 2 years after planting, in comparison with adjacent non-restored marshes in the Odiel Marshes (southwest Iberian Peninsula). Methods Bird censuses were conducted from October 2008 to September 2009 in rectangular plots in three locations in both restored and non-restored marshes during high tides and low tides. Results A total of 44 bird species, including 20 shorebird species, were recorded. Most species belonged to Charadriidae, Scolopacidae, Laridae and Sterninae. Eight threatened bird species were recorded in restored marshes. Ecological diversity of the avian communities varied between 1.13 and 1.77. Restored marshes showed higher ecological diversity and evenness and lower Simpson dominance index than non-restored marshes. Conclusion Salt marsh restoration with the native halophytes S. maritima and Z. noltii can lead to significant short-term (over 2 years) improvements in bird diversity. © 2013 Copyright British Trust for Ornithology. |
Funding agencies | Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España |
Project ID. | CTM2008-04453 |
Citation | Curado, G., Castillo Segura, J.M., Sánchez Ordóñez, M.I. y Figueroa Clemente, M.E. (2013). Avian communities in Spartina maritima restored and non-restored salt marshes. Bird Study, 60 (2), 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2013.790875. |
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