Species-specific habitat preferences, density and species richness of bird communities in Teneriffe (Canary Islands);Preferencias de hábitat, densidad y diversidad de las comunidades de aves en Tenerife (Islas Canarias)

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-119

  Carrascal, L M ^a   Palomino, D ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Altitudinal distribution; Avifauna; Bird density; Habitat preferences; Island vs. mainland comparisons; Teneriffe Island

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT SELECTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

ANTHUS BERTHELOTII; AVES; FRINGILLA COELEBS; FRINGILLA TEYDEA; PARUS CAERULEUS TENERIFFAE; PHYLLOSCOPUS CANARIENSIS; REGULUS TENERIFFAE; SERINUS CANARIA; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 33748850944     PISSN: 1578665X     EISSN: 1578665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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