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Development of a Bird Habitat Resource Classification Scheme Based on Vegetation Structure Analysis


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1 Hanyang University, 622-ho 204-dong, Wangsimni-ro 222, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2 Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, QLD 4222, Australia
 

In order to design a conservation strategy for birds inhabiting the Great Western Woodlands (GWW) in southwestern Australia, we adopted a new approach for classifying birds into functional groups (BHFGs) based on an analysis of vegetation structure-related habitat resources (VHR). On the basis of hierarchical cluster analysis of the VHR variables we selected here, we selected a model that incorporated nine-BHFGs. This yielded a classification system that, due to our different input sources, is distinct from an existing foraging guild-based system. In conjunction with GIS technique, this new classification system has potential for effectively predicting and mapping landscape-scale habitat distribution.

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Bird Habitat, Functional Group Classification, Landscape-Scale Analysis, Sustainable Management, Vegetation Structure Analysis.
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Authors

Peter S. Lee
Hanyang University, 622-ho 204-dong, Wangsimni-ro 222, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Brendan G. Mackey
Griffith School of Environment, Gold Coast Campus, Griffith University, QLD 4222, Australia

Abstract


In order to design a conservation strategy for birds inhabiting the Great Western Woodlands (GWW) in southwestern Australia, we adopted a new approach for classifying birds into functional groups (BHFGs) based on an analysis of vegetation structure-related habitat resources (VHR). On the basis of hierarchical cluster analysis of the VHR variables we selected here, we selected a model that incorporated nine-BHFGs. This yielded a classification system that, due to our different input sources, is distinct from an existing foraging guild-based system. In conjunction with GIS technique, this new classification system has potential for effectively predicting and mapping landscape-scale habitat distribution.

Keywords


Bird Habitat, Functional Group Classification, Landscape-Scale Analysis, Sustainable Management, Vegetation Structure Analysis.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv115%2Fi12%2F2307-2315