The influence of habitat variables on bird communities in forest remnants in Costa Rica

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2987-3016

  Matlock Jr , Robert B ^a,b   Edwards, Peter J ^c  

^a Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda EARTH   (Costa Rica)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c JEALOTT S HILL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banana; Bird diversity; Costa Rica; Fragmentation; Nest predation; Rapid assessment; Tropical; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FOREST; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PLANTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

AVES;

EID: 33748992320     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-005-4873-3     Document Type: Article

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