Species loss in fragments of tropical rain forest: A review of the evidence

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 200-209

  Turner, I M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation biology; Extinction; Habitat fragmentation; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES;

BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOCAL EXTINCTION; RAINFOREST; SPECIES LOSS;

EID: 0030456662     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404743     Document Type: Review

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