Bird species richness and diversity in relation to vegetation in Bavi National Park, Vietnam

Abstract

I studied the relationships between bird community and vegetation in Bavi National Park, Vietnam, during August and September 2004. Bird species richness and bird species diversity were correlated to physiognomic variables of the tree layer, in particular canopy closure and tree basal area. Shrub layer characteristics and floristics, expressed here as tree species richness and tree species diversity, were less correlated to bird species richness and diversity.