Using patterns of distribution and diversity of Kenyan birds to select and prioritize areas for conservation.

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dc.contributor.authorMuriuki, J. N.
dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, Helen. M.
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, P. H.
dc.contributor.authorBennun, L. A.
dc.contributor.authorCrowe, T. M.
dc.contributor.authorBerge, E. V.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-05T08:17:31Z
dc.date.available2016-04-05T08:17:31Z
dc.date.issued1996-01-14
dc.description.abstractPatterns and environmental correlates of species distributions and richness are identi®ed for Kenyan birds at a quarter degree-square scale. This information is used together with iterative complementarity analyses, which employ species richness, taxonomic dispersion and range-restrictedness, to identify priority areas for possible conservation attention. Bird species apparently not conserved by existing protected areas in Kenya are identited. Six avifaunal zones (and one transitional zone) are distinguished based on distributions of suites of bird species. Variation in biotope diversity (the number of forest and aquatic systems) accounts for 79% of the observed variation in Kenyan bird species richness. Although both rainfall and altitudinal range are signi®cantly correlated with species richness, they only explain an additional 3% of the observed variation. The priority areas identi®ed are situated mainly within highlands and coastal lowlands. Although few priority areas are identi®ed in northern Kenya, this region also constitutes a priority, as it contains a suite of xeric species with habitats that are not represented elsewhere in Kenya. The papyrus yellow warbler, Chloropeta gracilirostris, William's bush lark, Mirafra williamsi, white-winged dove, Streptopelia reichenowi, and Jubaland weaver, Ploceus dichrocephalus, are identited as endemics or near-endemics that are probably not adequately conserved in Kenya at present.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0960 – 3115
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/14528
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectbirdsen_US
dc.subjectconservationen_US
dc.subjectprotected areasen_US
dc.titleUsing patterns of distribution and diversity of Kenyan birds to select and prioritize areas for conservation.en_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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