Species loss in a forest bird community near Lagoa Santa in southeastern Brazil

Biological Conservation

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-32

  Christiansen, Mette Bohn ^a   Pitter, Elin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

bird community; Brazil; forest fragmentation; habitat loss; species loss

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES LOSS;

BRAZIL, MINAS GERAIS STATE, LAGOA SANTA;

AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAGOA;

EID: 0031107134     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00073-0     Document Type: Article

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