Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritized in conservation efforts. A team of scientists now show that the diversity of ground-dwelling mammals and birds in Nui Chua National Park (Viet Nam) is highest in semi-dry forest, the transitional habitat where dry and wet evergreen broadleaf forest habitats meet.
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Globally, tropical rain forests are among the most species-rich habitats and are therefore often prioritised in conservation efforts. A team of scientists from Viet Nam and Germany now show that the diversity of ground-dwelling mammals and birds in Nui Chua National Park (Viet Nam) is highest in semi-dry forest, the transitional habitat where dry and wet evergreen broadleaf forest habitats meet. These results highlight the conservation importance of habitat transition zones, the scientists write in a paper published in the journal “Biotropica.”
