| i) Does dissimilarity in avifaunal composition correspond to dissimilarity in elevation zone, controlling for difference in habitat heterogeneity? | ii) Does dissimilarity in avifaunal composition correspond to dissimilarity in habitat heterogeneity, controlling for difference in elevational zone? | ||||
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 | Sørensen’s index (ßsor) | Simpson’s index (ßsim) | Nestedness-resultant index (ßnes) | Sørensen’s index (ßsor) | Simpson’s index (ßsim) | Nestedness-resultant index (ßnes) |
Forest-specialist guild | 0.19* | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.23* | −0.15 |
Forest-generalist guild | 0.30** | −0.002 | 0.37** | 0.27* | 0.16 | 0.09 |