Bird richness and composition along an agricultural gradient in New Guinea: The influence of land use, habitat heterogeneity and proximity to intact forest

Austral Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 784-793

  Marsden, Stuart J ^a   Symes, Craig T ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural mosaic; Bird; Forest alteration; Habitat heterogeneity; New Guinea; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GUILD STRUCTURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AVES;

EID: 49849099137     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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