Effects of an ENSO-related fire on birds of a lowland tropical forest in Sumatra

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 292-301

  Adeney, J Marion ^a,b   Ginsberg, J R ^c   Russell, G J ^a,d,e   Kinnaird, M F ^c  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avifauna; Community change; Conservation; Disturbance; El Ni o; Fire ecology; Guilds; Indonesia; Insectivorous birds; Rainforest; Southeast Asia; Species loss; Tropical forests; Understory birds; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; GUILD STRUCTURE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAXONOMY; TROPICAL FOREST; WILDFIRE;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

AVES;

EID: 33746281818     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00035.x     Document Type: Article

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