Threat from deforestation to montane and lowland birds and mammals in insular South-east Asia

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1061-1078

  Brooks, Thomas M ^a,b   Pimm, Stuart L ^b   Kapos, Valerie ^c   Ravilious, Corinna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Philippines; Red Lists; Species area relationship; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DEFORESTATION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION RISK; MAMMAL;

INDONESIA; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0032721589     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00353.x     Document Type: Article

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