Partial recovery of an african rainforest bird community 35 years after logging

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 391-399

  Massimino, D ^a   Masin, S ^a   Bani, L ^a   Dranzoa, C ^b   Massa, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Birds; Kibale; Logging; Rainforest; Recovery; Uganda; Understorey

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LOGGING (TIMBER); RAINFOREST;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE FOREST; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

AVES;

EID: 60249096499     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2008.9522519     Document Type: Article

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