Determinants of avian species richness at different spatial scales

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-60

  Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a,b,c  

^a Abt für Verhaltensphysiologie   (Germany)

^b Schloss Möggingen   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

birds; energy; habitat diversity; spatial scale; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; SCALE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

GERMANY, LAKE CONSTANCE;

EID: 0030617863     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1997.tb00049.x     Document Type: Article

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