The impact of feral horses on grassland bird communities in Argentina

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-44

  Zalba, Sergio M ^a   Cozzani, Natalia C ^a  

^a GEKKO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FERAL ORGANISM; GRAZING; HORSE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURE RESERVE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHUS; AVES; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; VANELLUS CHILENSIS;

EID: 14644419580     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003001094     Document Type: Article

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