Conservation during times of change: Correlations between birds, climate and people in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 266-272

  Van Rensburg, Berndt J ^a   Erasmus, Barend F N ^a   Van Jaarsveld, Albert S ^b   Gaston, Kevin J ^c   Chown, Steven L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA;

AVES;

EID: 4344628822     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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