Viability of meta-populations of wetland birds in a fragmented landscape: Testing the key-patch approach

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2263-2273

  Vermaat, Jan E ^a   Vigneau, Nathalie ^a   Omtzigt, Nancy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bird census data; Habitat quality; Meta population

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CENSUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HARBOR; LONGEVITY; METAPOPULATION; PEAT; POPULATION SIZE; RECOLONIZATION; SONGBIRD; SUBPOPULATION; VIABILITY; WETLAND;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

ACROCEPHALUS ARUNDINACEUS; ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS; ANAS CRECCA; ANAS QUERQUEDULA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CIRCUS AERUGINOSUS; GALLINAGO GALLINAGO; LOCUSTELLA; LOCUSTELLA NAEVIA; NYCTICORAX; PORZANA PORZANA;

EID: 47149113343     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9401-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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