Species-area relationship of Neotropical waterbird assemblages in remnant wetlands: Looking at the mechanisms

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 319-327

  Guadagnin, Demétrio Luis ^a   Maltchik, Leonardo ^a   Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abundance; Aggregation; Fragmentation; Habitat heterogeneity; Species diversity; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HETEROGENEITY; LANDSAT; MARSH; MICROHABITAT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PATH ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; WATERFOWL;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 60449116468     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2008.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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