Avian diversity in a Kenyan agroecosystem: Effects of habitat structure and proximity to forest

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-191

  Laube, Irina ^a   Breitbach, Nils ^a   Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Agriculture; Bird diversity; Habitat structure; Land use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KAKAMEGA FOREST; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

AVES;

EID: 41349096721     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0258-6     Document Type: Article

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