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Habitat exploitation by landbirds in the changing Western Samoan environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

S. M. Evans ,
F. J. C. Fletcher ,
P. J. Loader  and
F. G. Rooksby
S. M. Evans
Affiliation:
Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, IVE30 4PZ, U.K.
F. J. C. Fletcher
Affiliation:
Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4PZ, U.K.
P. J. Loader
Affiliation:
Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear NE30 4PZ, U.K.
F. G. Rooksby
Affiliation:
Dove Marine Laboratory, Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, NE30 4PZ, U.K.
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The avifauna of Western Samoa is dominated by indigenous species, including several endemic ones. They are primarily birds of the rainforest and, since the islands have already suffered severe loss of this habitat and there is likely to be increased pressure on it in the future, their long-term prospects are not good. At present, introduced, non-native birds are not a threat to indigenous species, being confined largely to urban habitats, and there is little interaction with forest species. Several indigenous species exploit manmodified habitats, however, and it is possible that, as has occurred elsewhere, some of them may adapt fully to urban life.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 123 - 129
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1992

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