Avian species richness and numbers in the built environment: Can new housing developments be good for birds?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2365-2378

  Mason, Christopher F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bird species richness; Gardens; Passer domesticus; Sturnus vulgaris; Urban ecology; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; GARDEN CITY; HOUSING PROJECT; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 33749610813     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-1236-4     Document Type: Article

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