The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape

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dc.contributor.advisorBond, William Jen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSkowno, Andrew Len_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:10:20Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:10:20Z
dc.date.issued2000en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 85-91.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMany conservation areas are effectively islands in a sea of agricultural or urban development in which natural disturbance regimes have been altered or limited. Managers of such areas often need to artificially maintain disturbance regimes in order to control ecosystem processes such as vegetation succession (Richards ef al. 1999). The relationship between disturbance, succession, vegetation change and habitat heterogeneity is crucial to managers because together they can influence biodiversity. For example, a break in the disturbance regime could promote woody plant encroachment. Though this might lead to an increase in habitat heterogeneity, the effects on biodiversity could be positive or negative. Habitat heterogeneity, in this context, can refer to vegetation variability or complexity at a range of spatial scales.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSkowno, A. L. (2000). <i>The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6193en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSkowno, Andrew L. <i>"The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6193en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSkowno, A. 2000. The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Skowno, Andrew L AB - Many conservation areas are effectively islands in a sea of agricultural or urban development in which natural disturbance regimes have been altered or limited. Managers of such areas often need to artificially maintain disturbance regimes in order to control ecosystem processes such as vegetation succession (Richards ef al. 1999). The relationship between disturbance, succession, vegetation change and habitat heterogeneity is crucial to managers because together they can influence biodiversity. For example, a break in the disturbance regime could promote woody plant encroachment. Though this might lead to an increase in habitat heterogeneity, the effects on biodiversity could be positive or negative. Habitat heterogeneity, in this context, can refer to vegetation variability or complexity at a range of spatial scales. DA - 2000 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2000 T1 - The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape TI - The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6193 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6193
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSkowno AL. The effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscape. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2000 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6193en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleThe effects of habitat change on bird diversity and community structure in a mesic Savanna landscapeen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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