Distribution of generalist and specialist predators along urban gradients

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 111-118

  Sorace, Alberto ^a   Gustin, Marco ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LIPU   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological atlases; Birds; Italy; Predation; Town size; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; PLANNING;

BIOLOGICAL ATLASES; ITALY; PREDATION; TOWN SIZE; URBANIZATION;

URBAN PLANNING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOMOGENEITY; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ATHENE NOCTUA; AVES; CORVIDA; DENDROCOPOS MAJOR; GARRULUS GLANDARIUS; LARUS MICHAHELLIS; PICA PICA; RAPTORES;

EID: 62149129349     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2008.10.019     Document Type: Article

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