Research Article

Spatial Variation in Bird Community Composition in Relation to Topographic Gradient and Forest Heterogeneity in a Central Amazonian Rainforest

Table 1

Mantel randomization tests on forest structure components in relation to position of the sampling plots (geographical coordinates) in the 72 plots at the Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke, Manaus, central Amazonia.

VariableCorrelation value ( )(Significance) value

Tree abundance0.0480.040
Abundance of snagsāˆ’0.0320.959
Abundance of fallen logsāˆ’0.0050.600
Mean leaf litter depth0.0650.020
Distance to nearest stream0.0320.550
Mean canopy openness0.0920.0001
Elevation0.0310.050