Does land-use change affect biodiversity dynamics at a macroecological scale? A case study of birds over the past 20 years in Japan

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 110-119

  Yamaura, Yuichi ^a   Amano, Tatsuya ^b   Koizumi, Toru ^a   Mitsuda, Yasushi ^a   Taki, Hisatomo ^a   Okabe, Kimiko ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foraging group; Indomalayan migrants; Land use change; Living planet index; Migratory strategy; Nesting group; Range size; Successional stage

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DEFORESTATION; DIVERSITY INDEX; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROECOLOGY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RANGE SIZE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

AVES;

EID: 63149181508     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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