Bird community responses to habitat fragmentation: How consistent are they across landscapes?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1353-1370

  Watson, James E M ^a   Whittaker, Robert J ^a   Freudenberger, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Birds; Fragmentation; Island biogeography; Matrix effect; Species area effect; Species isolation effect; Woodland

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; LANDSCAPE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 13444260569     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01256.x     Document Type: Review

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