Distribution patterns and conservation status of four bustard species (Family Otididae) in a montane grassland of South Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-100

  Moreira, Francisco ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bustards; Conservation status; Distribution patterns; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; GRASSLAND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; MPUMALANGA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WAKKERSTROOM;

EUPODOTIS; EUPODOTIS CAERULESCENS; EUPODOTIS MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER; NEOTIS; NEOTIS DENHAMI; OTIDIDAE;

EID: 1842588363     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.07.011     Document Type: Article

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