Habitat fragmentation and effects of herbivore (howler monkey) abundances on bird species richness

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 144-150

  Feeley, Kenneth J ^a,b   Terborgh, John W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta seniculus; Bird species richness; Faunal relaxation; Grazing optimization; Habitat fragmentation; Herbivory; Indirect effects; Lago Guri, Venezuela; Passive sampling; Red howler monkey; Species area relationship; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

BIRD; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRIMATE; RABIES; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; VENEZUELA;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VENEZUELA;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; AVES;

EID: 33644842709     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0652     Document Type: Article

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