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Presence and Abundance of Birds in an Atlantic Forest Reserve and Adjacent Plantation of Shade-Grown Yerba Mate, in Paraguay

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In the Atlantic forest region, there is a need to develop economic activities that can be carried out in buffer zones around parks, with minimal impact on forest bird species. One such possibility is the farming of yerba mate, Ilex paraguariensis, under native trees. We compared bird speciesȁ9 presence and abundance between a forest reserve and an adjacent plantation of shade-grown yerba mate, to determine which species might use such plantations. Of the 145 species that were regularly recorded in the forest, 66%, including five globally threatened species, were also regularly recorded in the plantation. Most canopy species and tree trunk insectivores showed similar abundance in both habitats, but forest floor and understory species were absent from the plantation. Within the plantation, higher tree density did not lead to a greater abundance of forest birds. Yerba mate grown under native trees could be used to rehabilitate cleared land and allow recolonization by some Atlantic forest bird species.

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  1. Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, B3H 4J1, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Kristina L. Cockle & Marty L. Leonard

  2. Guyra Paraguay, Comandante Rafael Franco 381 c/ Leandro Prieto, Asunción, Paraguay

    A. Alejandro Bodrati

  3. Fundación de Historia Natural Félix de Azara, Perón 2933, 1198, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Kristina L. Cockle & A. Alejandro Bodrati

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Cockle, K., Leonard, M. & Bodrati, A. Presence and Abundance of Birds in an Atlantic Forest Reserve and Adjacent Plantation of Shade-Grown Yerba Mate, in Paraguay. Biodivers Conserv 14, 3265–3288 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-004-0446-0

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