Elevated numbers of flying insects and insectivorous birds in riparian buffer strips

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 740-747

  Whitaker, Darroch M ^a,c   Carroll, Allan L ^b   Montevecchi, William A ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; BUFFER ZONE; INSECT; INSECTIVORE; RIPARIAN ZONE;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND;

ABIES BALSAMEA; DENDROICA CORONATA; DENDROICA STRIATA; DIPTERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033905674     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-254     Document Type: Article

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