The role of species traits and taxonomic patterns in alien bird impacts

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 450-459

  Shirley, Susan M ^a,b   Kark, Salit ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alien birds; Biological invasions; DAISIE; Europe; Impacts; Speciestraits

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIRD; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY THEORY; NATIVE SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ANATIDAE; AVES; CORVIDAE; PASSERIDAE; PHASIANIDAE; STURNIDAE;

EID: 67049172694     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2009.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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