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Habitat fragmentation in north Thailand: a case study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2005

ANAK PATTANAVIBOOL
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
PHILIP DEARDEN
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W3P5
UTIS KUTINTARA
Affiliation:
Faculty of Forestry, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10903, Thailand
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Abstract

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We surveyed birds in two remnant patches of montane evergreen forest landscapes differing in intensity of habitat fragmentation, land use patterns and development. Present landscape configurations in Mae Tuen and Om Koi show that both became heavily fragmented (Table 1, see also Figure 1) between 1954 and 1996. The low abundance at Om Koi of large frugivores, such as Brown Hornbills Ptilolaemus tickelli and Great Hornbills Buceros bicornis, and their lack at Mae Tuen, are probably effects of prolonged fragmentation.

Type
Research Article
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© BirdLife International 2004