Effects of land use management on biotic integrity: An investigation of bird communities

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 499-511

  Glennon, Michale J ^a,b   Porter, William F ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Guild; Human impact gradient; Index of biotic integrity; Land use management

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE;

ADIRONDACK PARK; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES;

EID: 24944464177     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.06.029     Document Type: Article

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