Nesting bird species in sun coffee, pasture, and understory forest in southern Costa Rica

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-440

  Lindell, Catherine ^a   Smith, Michelle ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Antbirds; Coffee; Costa Rica; Daily mortality rate; Land cover change; Nesting success; Pasture; Thrushes

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; NESTING SUCCESS; PASTURE; PLANTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNDERSTORY;

COSTA RICA;

AVES; BUARREMON BRUNNEINUCHA; CARDINALIDAE; EMBERIZINAE; GALLIFORMES; HENICORHINA; HENICORHINA LEUCOSTICTA; THAMNOPHILIDAE; TURDIDAE; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 0037374664     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022473823947     Document Type: Article

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