Landscape structure and bird species richness: Implications for conservation in rural areas between natural parks

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 35-48

  Pino, Joan ^a   Rodà, Ferran ^a   Ribas, Josep ^b   Pons, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Entença 6   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bird species richness; Conservation biology; Landscape structure; Rural planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; NATURE CONSERVATION; RURAL AREA;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

AVES;

EID: 0034713214     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2046(00)00053-0     Document Type: Article

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