Spatial and temporal responses of forest birds to human approaches in a protected area and implications for two management strategies

Biological Conservation

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 407-416

  Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^a,c   Vaca, Raul ^b   Schroeder, Natalia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Buffer zones; Flush response; Human disturbance; Mountain woodland; Park design; Protected area

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; PROTECTED AREA; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; COLUMBA; RAPTORES; SALTATOR; TURDUS CHIGUANCO;

EID: 1642289341     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.02.001     Document Type: Article

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