Extinction processes in hot spots of avian biodiversity and the targeting of pre-emptive conservation action

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1535, 2004, Pages 123-130

  Norris, Ken ^a   Harper, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alien species; Endemic bird areas; Extinction risk; Habitat loss; Human exploitation

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMISM; EXTINCTION RISK; HOT SPOT;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FOWL; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES ENDEMICITY; SPECIES EXTINCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 1642553354     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2576     Document Type: Article

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