Dataset from: Bird assemblages and indicators for the monitoring of woodland ecosystems in southern Zambia

The decline of biodiversity is particularly damaging to subtropical dry forests and woodlands. Apart from the Kafue National Park, most woodlands in the southern Zambezian biogeographical region have been converted to agriculture and cattle farming through fragmentation and transformation processes. The objective of this survey was to provide evidence to local decision-makers on the benefit of using bird assemblages for landscape health monitoring and managing fragmented Mopane and Miombo woodlands, explicitly looking for potential indicator species. Nine four-day field campaigns were conducted in 2023 using 10-minute point count recordings along transects in Mopane, Miombo and Hill Miombo woodlands in the very fragmented Kalomo District, South Zambia.生物多样性丧失对亚热带干旱森林与林地的破坏尤为显著。除卡富埃国家公园（Kafue National Park）外，南部赞比西生物地理区内的绝大多数林地均因生境破碎化与改造过程，被转化为农业用地与畜牧养殖用地。本调查的目标是为当地决策者提供依据，证明利用鸟类群落开展景观健康监测、并对破碎化的阔变豆（Mopane）与密奥姆博（Miombo）林地进行管理的益处，并重点筛选潜在的指示物种。2023年，研究团队在赞比亚南部极度破碎化的卡隆莫区（Kalomo District）的阔变豆、密奥姆博与山地密奥姆博林地中，沿样线开展了总计9次为期四天的野外调查，采用10分钟样点计数录音法采集数据。