Tropical Ecology: Riparian Corridors Connect Fragmented Forest Bird Populations

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Sekercioglu, Cagan H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COSTA RICA; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; RIVER; SHORT SURVEY; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTA RICA; ECOLOGY; HUMANS; RIVERS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AVES;

EID: 61449089496     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.01.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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