Threshold distances to nearby cities and roads influence the bird community of a mosaic landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 100-109

  Palomino, D ^a   Carrascal, L M ^b  

^a SEO/BirdLife   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; Birds; Environmental impact; Road network; Species richness; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; LANDSCAPE; ROAD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

AVES; POPULUS;

EID: 34948855883     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.029     Document Type: Article

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