High density of bird and pest species in urban habitats and the role of predator abundance

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 60-71

  Sorace, Alberto ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATOR; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0036067145     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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