Characteristics of bird species using forest and agricultural land covers in southern Costa Rica

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 2419-2441

  Lindell, Catherine A ^a   Chomentowski, Walter H ^a   Zook, Jim R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University ^*  (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Antbirds; Coffee; Costa Rica; Deforestation; Logistic regression; Pasture; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AVIFAUNA; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 21744453319     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000048446.79935.6f     Document Type: Article

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