The oasis effect: Response of birds to exurban development in a southwestern Savanna

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1093-1106

  Bock, Carl E ^a   Jones, Zach F ^b   Bock, Jane H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Birds; Exurban development; Grassland; Grazing; Oasis; Savanna; Southwest; USA; Water

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BIRD; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HOME RANGE; OASIS; POPULATION DENSITY; RANCHING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; COLUMBIFORMES; PASSERIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARIZONA; BIRDS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 54349122086     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1689.1     Document Type: Article

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