Short-term effects of hurricanes Maria and Irma on forest birds of Puerto Rico.
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SUBMITTER: Lloyd JD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6559628 | biostudies-literature | 2019
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Short-term effects of hurricanes Maria and Irma on forest birds of Puerto Rico.
Lloyd John D JD Rimmer Christopher C CC Salguero-Faría José A JA
PloS one 20190611 6
We compared occupancy in local assemblages of birds in forested areas across Puerto Rico during a winter before (2015) and shortly after (2018) the passage of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Using dynamic community models analyzed within a Bayesian framework, we found significant changes in detectability, with some species becoming more readily detected after the storms and others becoming more difficult to detect during surveys. Changes in occupancy were equally mixed. Five species-mostly granivores ...[more]
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