Nestedness and migratory status of avian assemblages in North America and Europe |
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Authors: | Bryan M Bird William J Boecklen |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, MSC 3AF, New Mexico State University, PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, USA |
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Abstract: | We examine patterns of nestedness and species incidence for the resident and migrant components of avifaunas in North America and Europe. While all assemblages were significantly nested, there were no significant differences between North American and European avifaunas overall in nestedness or incidence. Residents did not differ from migrants in their adherence to a nested distribution, but did exhibit significantly higher incidences when continental affiliation was ignored.¶We develop a new nestedness index that examines each species' relative contribution to an assemblage's overall pattern of nestedness. The relative nestedness index exhibits a quadratic relationship with incidence such that species with low incidences and species with high incidences generally increase the overall level of nestedness, while species with intermediate incidence tend to decrease nestedness. |
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Keywords: | Nested species distributions neotropical migrants avian communities island biogeography avian conservation |
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