Effects of Plant and Avian Frugivore Interaction Networks on Landscape Patterns and Seed Dispersal Functions in the Southern Western Ghats, India

TR Archana; Aymen Nefla; H Byju; Sama Almaroofi; PK Prasadan; Omer R. Reshi; Abdulaziz S Alatawi; KM Aarif

doi:10.2326/osj.23.35

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TR Archana,^1,* Aymen Nefla,² H Byju,³ Sama Almaroofi,⁴ PK Prasadan,¹ Omer R. Reshi,⁵ Abdulaziz S Alatawi,⁶ KM Aarif^7,**

¹Department of Zoology, Mananthavady Campus, Kannur University, Edavaka, 670 645, Kerala, India
²Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar II, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia
³Center for Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu, 608 502, India
⁴Department of Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Science, Lakehead University, 500 University Avenue, Orillia, ON, L3V 0B9, Canada
⁵Sustainablity, Centre for Environment and Marine Studies, Research & Innovation, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
⁶Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia
⁷Terrestrial Ecology, Centre for Environment and Marine Studies, Research & Innovation, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

^*Corresponding author, E-mail: achuarif@gmail.com
^**Present address: Terrestrial Ecology, Centre for Environment & Marine Studies, Research & Innovation, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The Western Ghats is a global hotspot of biodiversity. In this descriptive study at the foothills of the Western Ghats, our aim was to further our understanding of the complex interaction between frugivorous birds and trees. The bird numbers were assessed using the distance line transect method and the fruit preferences of birds were recorded using a 4K video camera. A strong positive correlation was found between the number of plant species and the abundance of bird species in each study area, which emphasizes the importance of avian seed dispersers in an ecosystem, and the essential value of studies of frugivory to devise conservation measures for frugivores and frugivore dispersed plants.

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TR Archana, Aymen Nefla, H Byju, Sama Almaroofi, PK Prasadan, Omer R. Reshi, Abdulaziz S Alatawi, and KM Aarif "Effects of Plant and Avian Frugivore Interaction Networks on Landscape Patterns and Seed Dispersal Functions in the Southern Western Ghats, India," Ornithological Science 23(1), 35-43, (30 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.23.35

Received: 10 August 2022; Accepted: 9 August 2024; Published: 30 January 2024

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