Patterns of animal diversity in different forms of tree cover in agricultural landscapes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1986-1999

  Harvey, Celia A ^a   Medina, Arnulfo ^b   Sánchez, Dalia Merlo ^b   Vílchez, Sergio ^b   Hernández, Blas ^c   Saenz, Joel C ^d   Maes, Jean Michel ^c   Casanoves, Fernando ^a   Sinclair, Fergus L ^e  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b Fundación Nicaragüense para la Conservación Fundación Cocibolca   (Nicaragua)

^c Museo Entomológico de León Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural matrix; Bat, bird, butterfly, and dung beetle diversity; Biodiversity assessment; Farming systems; Forest fragments; Live fences; Nicaragua; Riparian forests; Species richness; Trees in pastures

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL COMMUNITY; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BUTTERFLY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NICARAGUA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; BUTTERFLIES; CHIROPTERA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; NICARAGUA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 33749562067     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 10510761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[1986:POADID]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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