Matrix effects on bird assemblages in fragmented Afromontane forests in South Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-340

  Wethered, Robyn ^a   Lawes, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Density compensation; Fragmentation; Matrix effect; Minimum critical patch size; Plantation forestry; Species area effect

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PATCH SIZE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; PINUS;

EID: 0141426519     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00052-1     Document Type: Article

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