Proximity to forests drives bird conservation value of coffee plantations: Implications for certification

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1754-1763

  Anand, Mandyam Osuri ^a,b   Krishnaswamy, Jagdish ^a,b,c   Das, Arundhati ^a,b,c  

^a TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

^c ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity certification schemes; Birds; Coffee plantation; Grevillea robusta; Incentive programs; India; Restricted range; Silver oak; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

AVES; COLUMBA; GREVILLEA ROBUSTA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COFFEE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COFFEE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDIA; POPULATION DENSITY; TREES;

EID: 55949125901     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1545.1     Document Type: Article

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