Woodland area, species turnover and the conservation of bird assemblages in lowland England

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 495-510

  Mason, Christopher F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bird communities; Conservation; Species turnover; Species area; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TURNOVER; WOODLAND;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035011027     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016606410892     Document Type: Article

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