A GLOBAL REVIEW OF ISLAND ENDEMIC BIRDS

被引:147
作者
JOHNSON, TH
STATTERSFIELD, AJ
机构
[1] International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, CB3 OPJ, 32 Cambridge Road, Girton
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D O I
10.1111/j.1474-919X.1990.tb01036.x
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
Although fewer than one‐fifth of the world's bird species are restricted to islands, over 90% of bird extinctions during historic times have occurred on islands. The major identified cause has been the effects of exotic animal species introduced by man; the largest number of documented extinctions has occurred on islands of the Pacific Ocean. Some 39% (402) of threatened bird species are restricted to islands and more than 907; of these are endemic to a single geopolitical unit. The largest numbers occurring in such units are in Indonesia (91) and the Philippines (34). As a region, the Pacific holds more threatened species (110) than any other, including almost half of those considered Endangered and over 40% of the Vulnerable species. Most threatened island species are forest‐dwelling. A high proportion of the Endangered species use seasonal/temperate forest. While habitat destruction now poses the greatest overall threat to island birds (affecting over half the species restricted to islands), the presence of introduced species threatens 30 of the 66 Endangered species. Although immediate extinctions of island species can best be averted by mitigating the effects of introductions, the removal of native forests will be a more severe problem in the longer term. There is an urgent need for ecologists to provide detailed information on the habitats of both threatened and endemic species so that more appropriate and effective conservation programmes can be developed. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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