Reposted by Rohena Duncombe
🌳 Peru's forests sort birds by canopy shape
Canopy types across Peruvian rainforest track which birds live there, how vulnerable they are, and human disturbance, better than rainfall or terrain alone.
🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-77135-6
#Ecology #Birds #Rainforest #Biodiversity 🧪
doi.org
Canopy functional composition as an indicator of bird traits, taxonomy, and vulnerability in tropical Peruvian forests - Nature Communications
Tropical forest canopies exhibit immense chemical and structural diversity. This study shows that remotely mapped forest functional groups can predict the life histories, morphologies, and vulnerabili...