The effect of rainfall and habitat on abundance and diversity of birds in a fenced protected area in the central Saudi Arabian desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 715-735

  Newton, Stephen F ^a   Newton, Anne V ^a  

^a Natl Commn Wildl Conserv Devmt   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

avian abundance; central Arabian deserts; diversity; rainfall effects

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; DESERT; DESERT LOCUST; GRASSLAND; LARK; RAINFALL; SAVANNA;

SAUDI ARABIA;

ALAUDA;

EID: 0031107092     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0182     Document Type: Article

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