Impacts of large herbivorous mammals on bird diversity and abundance in an African savanna

Oecologia

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-397

  Ogada, D L ^a   Gadd, M E ^b   Ostfeld, R S ^c   Young, T P ^d   Keesing, F ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bird diversity; Cattle; Indirect effects; Kenya; Livestock; Megaherbivore

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIRD; CANOPY; CATTLE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; HERBIVORE; LIVESTOCK; MAMMAL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; KENYA; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; KENYA; MAMMALS; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BOS; BUBALUS; ELEPHANTIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS BURCHELLII; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; GIRAFFIDAE; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 43049138745     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-0994-1     Document Type: Article

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