Habitat structure and proximity to forest edge affect the abundance and distribution of forest-dependent birds in tropical coastal forests of southeastern Madagascar

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Patterns of species change in anthropogenically disturbed forests of Madagascar (2010, background): “The apparent proximate factors causing reduction in forest species include edge effects (Watson et al., 2004), distance of a fragment to a main forest block (e.g., Langrand and Wilmé, 1997; Raherilalao et al., 2001), and especially the presence of a river; riverine forests in some ecoregions…”
Bird community responses to habitat fragmentation: how consistent are they across landscapes? (2005, background): “First, the ‘edge-contrast’ between remnant and matrix has been shown to be an important predictor for bird diversity within fragmented landscapes (Watson et al., 2004).”
Assemblage‐level responses of phyllostomid bats to tropical forest fragmentation: land‐bridge islands as a model system (2008, background): “In particular, changes in plant community composition and structure associated with forest edges (Harper et al., 2005) may strongly affect the abundance patterns and composition of animal assemblages, as has been demonstrated for tropical birds (Beier et al., 2002; Watson et al., 2004).”