The effects of benthos and wetland area on shorebird abundance and species richness in coastal mangrove wetlands of Leizhou Peninsula, China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3813-3818

  Zou, Fasheng ^a   Zhang, Hanhua ^b   Dahmer, Tom ^c   Yang, Qiongfang ^a   Cai, Junxin ^c   Zhang, Wei ^c   Liang, Chaoyu ^b  

^a South China Institute of Endangered Animals   (China)

^b South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute   (China)

^c Sino Dutch Integrated Mangrove Management and Coastal Protection Project   (China)

Author keywords

Benthos; Leizhou Peninsula of China; Mangrove wetland; Shorebirds; Wetland area

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIRDS; WETLANDS;

BENTHOS; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; SHOREBIRDS;

FORESTRY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; MANGROVE; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MOLLUSC; MUDFLAT; POLYCHAETE; RED LIST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; WADER; WETLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIRDS; FORESTRY; WETLANDS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; LEIZHOU PENINSULA;

AVES; CALIDRIS ALPINA; CHARADRIUS ALEXANDRINUS; CHARADRIUS LESCHENAULTII; EURYNORHYNCHUS PYGMEUS; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 43849083095     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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