Patterns of vertebrate abundance in a tropical mosaic landscape

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-98

  Polisar, John ^a   Scognamillo, Daniel ^b   Maxit, Ines Esperanza ^b   Sunquist, Melvin ^c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Mosaic landscape; Vegetation; Venezuela; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 46949085329     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520701726075     Document Type: Article

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