Determinants of bird species richness: Role of climate and vegetation structure at a regional scale

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 487-492

  Cueto, Victor R ^a   De Casenave, Javier Lopez ^b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Bird species richness; Buenos Aires Province; Climatic gradients; Spatial scale; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CLIMATE EFFECT; SCALE EFFECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0032711259     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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