Competing effects of topographic, lithological, vegetation structure and human impact in the habitat preferences of the Cream-coloured Courser

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-410

  Palomino, D ^a   Seoane, J ^b   Carrascal, L M ^c   Alonso, C L ^d  

^a SEO/BirdLife ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Canary islands; Cream coloured courser; Ecological thresholds; Habitat selection; Human disturbance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; ISLAND; LITHOLOGY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WADER;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FUERTEVENTURA; LANZAROTE; LAS PALMAS; MACARONESIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AVES; CURSORIUS CURSOR;

EID: 39749086875     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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