Effects of season and habitat on bird abundance and diversity in a steppe desert, northern Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-317

  Van Heezik, Yolanda ^a   Seddon, Philip J ^a  

^a National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Avian abundance; Avian diversity; Diversity indices; Habitat preferences; Northern Saudi Arabia; Rainfall effects; Seasonal changes; Steppe deserts

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HARRAT AL-HARRAH; SAUDI ARABIA;

ALAUDIDAE; AVES; GALLIFORMES; OENANTHE (AVES); POACEAE;

EID: 0032699961     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0537     Document Type: Article

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