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New avian records along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea
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SYSNO ASEP 0429209 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve SCOPUS Title New avian records along the elevational gradient of Mt. Wilhelm, Papua New Guinea Author(s) Sam, Kateřina (BC-A) RID, ORCID
Koane, B. (PG)Source Title Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club - ISSN 0007-1595
Roč. 134, č. 2 (2014), s. 116-133Number of pages 18 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords Mt. Wilhelm Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GD206/08/H044 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) GA13-10486S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) ME09082 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) GP14-32024P GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) Institutional support BC-A - RVO:60077344 EID SCOPUS 84903635236 Annotation In current paper, we describe avifauna of the mountain Mt. Wilhelm in Papua New Guinea. The north slopes of Mt. Wilhelm, the highest peak in Papua New Guinea, support a complete elevational gradient of relatively undisturbed rainforest, from 200 m to the tree line at 3,700 m. Based on field work in 2010 and 2012 over the Mt. Wilhelm elevational gradient, we report novel distribution data for 43 species, including geographic and elevational range extensions, demographic data, and new records of species poorly known in New Guinea. Our new data regarding avian distributions reveal that New Guinea continues to be an excellent theatre to study diversification, competition and community structure. We recorded many extensions to upper elevational ranges (7% of the total number of species), which is especially surprising considering the elevational distance of 500 m between sites, resulting in significant under-estimation of limits at in-between elevations, and that we did not consider potential extensions of < 100 m as significant. However, our main caveat is the absence of historical data for Mt. Wilhelm. Our new elevational records suggest that some species are expanding upslope in response to climate change. Workplace Biology Centre (since 2006) Contact Dana Hypšová, eje@eje.cz, Tel.: 387 775 214 Year of Publishing 2015
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