Multiple edge effects and their implications in fragmented landscapes

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 342-352

  Fletcher Jr , Robert J ^a,b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobolink; Dolichonyx oryzivorus; Edge effect; Habitat edge; Patch size effects

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; DOLICHONYX; DOLICHONYX ORYZIVORUS; PASSERI;

EID: 16244364048     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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