Dataset 811

Seasonal variation and effect of non-native invasive vegetation on two bird communities in northeast of Buenos Aires province, Argentina

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Realm: Terrestrial
Climate: Temperate
Biome: Temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands
Central latitude: -34.866670
Central longitude: -58.133330
Duration: 2 years, from 2011 to 2012

401 records

44 distinct species

Across the time series Pitangus sulphuratus is the most frequently occurring species

Methods

We conducted a total of 225 bird counts in 24 sampling periods from March 2011 to March 2012 by using 5-min point counts with a fixed radius of 50 m in a systematic design (Buckland et al. 1993, Ralph et al. 1993). Four points were located in the woodland patch and five points in the surrounding herbaceous-shrub land, separated by 150 m each (Ralph et al. 1993). The same observer surveyed these nine points once every two weeks. We conducted point counts within the first four hours after sunrise. We recorded the species and number of all birds seen or heard during the 5-min sampling period (Ralph et al. 1993). We recorded birds that were flushed from within the 50-m radius upon the observers arrival as present (Ralph et al. 1993).” [Extracted from Palacio & Montalti, 2013]

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