Influence of anthropogenic disturbance on bird communities in a tropical dry forest: Role of egetation structure

Animal Conservation

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 404-413

  Shahabuddin, Ghazala ^a,b,c   Kumar, R ^b  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^b Institute for Human Development   (India)

^c Secretary Embassy of India   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Abundance; Avifauna; Biomass extraction; Diversity; Species composition

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIRD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SARISKA TIGER RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA;

AVES;

EID: 33750171545     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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