Beta diversity along environmental gradients: Implications of habitat specialization in tropical montane landscapes

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 315-327

  Jankowski, Jill E ^a   Ciecka, Anna L ^a   Meyer, Nola Y ^a   Rabenold, Kerry N ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forest; Conservation; Endemic species; Reserve design; Tropical birds

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLOUD FOREST; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HABITAT TYPE; MONTANE FOREST; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CORDILLERA DE TILARAN; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE;

AVES;

EID: 59449090846     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01487.x     Document Type: Article

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