Breeding bird species richness in Taiwan: Distribution on gradients of elevation, primary productivity and urbanization

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 307-314

  Lee, Pei Fen ^a   Ding, Tzung Su ^a   Hsu, Fu Hsiung ^b,c,e   Geng, Shu ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c ENDEMIC SPECIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Nation Chiayi University   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elevation; Energy limitation theory; Landbridge; Macroecology; Primary productivity; Species richness; Time theory; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; ELEVATION; MACROECOLOGY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

AVES;

EID: 1442265024     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0305-0270.2003.00988.x     Document Type: Article

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