Habitat degradation threatens the survival of the Ethiopian bush crow Zavattariornis stresemanni

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Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-49

  Borghesio, Luca ^a   Giannetti, Fabio ^b  

^a IPLA ^*  (Italy)

^b IPLA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Ethiopian bush crow; Habitat change; Landsat; Remote sensing; Zavattariornis stresemanni

Indexed keywords

BIRD; GRAZING; GYTTJA; HABITAT; LANDSAT; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ZAVATTARIORNIS STRESEMANNI;

EID: 33645962466     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000086     Document Type: Article

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