Factors affecting waterbird abundance and species richness in an increasingly urbanized area of the Tagus estuary in Portugal

Waterbirds

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 226-232

  Rosa, Susana ^a   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a   Moreira, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Mudflat reclamation; Saltmarsh reclamaton; Tagus estuary; Urbanized areas; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; COASTAL WETLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PORTUGAL; TAGUS ESTUARY;

AVES;

EID: 0043239368     PISSN: 07386028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2003)026[0226:fawaas]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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