Single species as indicators of species richness and composition in California coastal sage scrub birds and small mammals

Conservation Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 474-487

  Chase, Mary K ^b   Kristan III, William B ^b   Lynam, Anthony J ^a,b   Price, Mary V ^b   Rotenberry, John T ^b  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; COAST; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; MAMMAL; SAGE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNITED STATES;

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; NATURE CONSERVATION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033996844     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98312.x     Document Type: Article

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