The impact of commercial afforestation on bird populations in Mpumalanga province, South Africa - Insights from bird-atlas data

Biological Conservation

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 173-185

  Allan, David G ^a,c   Harrison, James A ^a   Navarro, René A ^a   Van Wilgen, Brian W ^b   Thompson, Mark W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^c Durban Natural Science Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

birds; forestry; grasslands; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ATLAS; BIRD;

SOUTH AFRICA, IPUMALANGA PROVINCE;

AVES;

EID: 0030620584     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00098-5     Document Type: Article

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