Unusual abundance-range size relationship in an Afromontane bird community: the effect of geographical isolation?

Abstract

The study describes an unusual form of one of the most gerenal macroecological patterns and discuss potential factors, which could generate it. Joined effects of isolation and climatic stability of afromontane environment are the most probable causes.

Keywords

• Bamenda Highlands
• bird endemism
• Cameroon Mountains
• geographical range size
• macroecology
• montane forest
• niche breadth
• niche position
• rarity