Riparian Mesquite bushes are important for bird conservation in tropical arid Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1146-1163

  Arizmendi, Ma D C ^a   Davila P ^a   Estrada, A ^a   Figueroa, E ^a   Marquez Valdelamar L ^a   Lira, R ^a   Oliveros Galindo, O ^a   Valiente Banuet, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avifauna; Diversity; Endemic birds; Neotropical migrants

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CENSUS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; LEGUME; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PATCHINESS; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ARGENTINA; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SALADO RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA; TEHUACAN-CUICATLAN BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

AVES; PROSOPIS;

EID: 43849099561     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.12.017     Document Type: Article

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