The study on maintenance mechanism of bird diversity and bird/landscape patterns relationships.

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26850228
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental agriculture(including landscape science)
• Research Institution: Rakuno Gakuen University
• Principal Investigator: SUZUKI TORU 酪農学園大学, 農食環境学群, 准教授 (20515861)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 生物多様性 / 鳥類 / 景観

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To realize biodiversity conservation and coexistence with wildlife, it is important to evaluate biodiversity spatially and qualitatively. In this study, I examined bird biodiversity using acoustic analysis and evaluated maintenance mechanism of bird diversity and bird/landscape patterns relationships in Ebetsu, Hokkaido.
As a result, 47 species were confirmed at 32 patches (120 survey sites) in Ebetsu. The diversity of birds in Ebetsu city was supported by larger forest than inhomogeneity. The maintenance mechanism of the bird diversity was influenced by the size of forest patch rather than the landscape heterogeneity.

Free Research Field

保全生物学・景観生態学