Crops, trees, and birds: Biodiversity change under agricultural intensification in Uganda's farmed landscapes

Geografisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-130

  Bolwig, Simon ^a   Pomeroy, Derek ^b   Tushabe, Herbert ^b   Mushabe, David ^c  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (Denmark)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c NatureUganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Humid tropics; Land use; Uganda; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; LAND USE CHANGE; RURAL LANDSCAPE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TREE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

AVES;

EID: 33947215574     PISSN: 00167223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00167223.2006.10649561     Document Type: Conference Paper

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