Homogenisation processes and local effects on avifaunal composition in Italian towns

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-26

  Sorace, Alberto ^a   Gustin, Marco ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LIPU   (Italy)

Author keywords

Altitude; Breeding birds; Homogenization; Latitude; Scale; Similarity; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TESTING METHOD; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 38649106782     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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