Effects of surface fires on understorey insectivorous birds and terrestrial arthropods in central Brazilian Amazonia

Animal Conservation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-306

  Haugaasen, Torbjørn ^a   Barlow, Jos ^a   Peres, Carlos A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIRD; DISTURBANCE; FOREST FIRE; INSECTIVORE; UNDERSTORY; WILDFIRE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 14044252283     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003003366     Document Type: Article

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