Distribution and relative abundance of wintering birds in a Mediterranean urban area: The influence of habitat variables

Biota

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 91-100

  Salvati, Luca ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution; Habitat variables; Rome; Urban area; Wintering

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 2942729931     PISSN: 15804208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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