Does repeated human intrusion cause cumulative declines in avian richness and abundance?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 492-505

  Riffell, Samuel K ^a,c   Gutzwiller, Kevin J ^a   Anderson, Stanley H ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian richness and abundance; Community composition; Cumulative impacts; Disturbance ecology; Guilds; Mixed conifer forest; Repeated human intrusion; Statistical power; Wildland management; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AVES; CONIFEROPHYTA; GALLIFORMES;

ABUNDANCE; BIRD COMMUNITY; DISTURBANCE; HUMAN INTRUSION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

USA, WYOMING;

EID: 0030389131     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269386     Document Type: Article

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