Avifauna of the Nansei Shoto (Southwest Islands), Japan, in relation to distances among islands

作者: Masaoki Takagi

DOI: 10.3838/JJO.58.1

关键词: EcologyOrnithologyGeography

摘要: The characteristics of the avifauna Nansei Shoto are explained. consists Ryukyu, Senkaku, and Daito islands. islands, in particular relation to species endemic islands those also occurrign as well both Kyushu Taiwan, was investigated by means literature, mainly “Check-List Japanese birds. Sixth Revised Edition (The Ornithological Society Japan 2000)”. number breeding bird on greatest largest reached maxima (37 species) Okinawa Iriomote In order understand similarities between avifaunas various Nomura-Simpsons' coefficient birds twelve representative Shoto, Kyushu, Taiwan were calculated. results cluster analyses among partly explained distances It is inferred that disparities result from differences environments each island.

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