A probability-based analysis of temporal and spatial co-occurrence in grassland birds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2145-2153

  Veech, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Breeding Bird Survey; Dispersal assembly; Great Plains; Habitat selection; Landscape; North America; Presence absence matrix; Species coexistence; Species diversity; Species interactions

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COEXISTENCE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; PROBABILITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 33750930823     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01571.x     Document Type: Article

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