Mohamed Zakaria
Department afForest Management, Faculty of Forestry, University ofPutra
Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Puan Chong Leong
Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Muhammad Ezhar Yusuf
Department of Forest Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
ABSTRACT
Based on the study of understorey birds, this research examined the changes in species composition and abundance in three forest types namely primary forest, 5 and 10-year-old logged forest. Results indicated that the edge or secondary bird species, many of which belong to frugivore/insectivore and nectarivore/insectivore guilds, had increased in number in the logged forests. In contrast, the interior forest species, in particular insectivores decreased in the logged forests. This study suggested that the most resilient and adversely affected species due to logging activities are suitable to be used as indicators of forest ecosystem health.
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Mohamed Zakaria, Puan Chong Leong and Muhammad Ezhar Yusuf, 2005. Comparison of Species Composition in Three Forest Types: Towards Using Bird as Indicator of Forest Ecosystem Health. Journal of Biological Sciences, 5: 734-737.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2005.734.737
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2005.734.737
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2005.734.737
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2005.734.737