Bird communities as bioindicators: The focal species concept in agricultural landscapes

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-93

  Padoa Schioppa, Emilio ^a   Baietto, Marco ^a   Massa, Renato ^a   Bottoni, Luciana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Birds; Conservation biology; Focal species; Hedgerows; Landscape ecology; Landscape planning

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ECOSYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BIRDS; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; FOCAL SPECIES; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; BIOINDICATOR; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AVES;

EID: 32344441101     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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