Distribution of birds along an elevational gradient in the Atlantic forest of Brazil: Implications for the conservation of endemic and endangered species

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-253

  Goerck, Jaqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033381258     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0959270900003439     Document Type: Article

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