Statutory protected areas and avian species richness in Britain

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2143-2151

  Jackson, Sarah F ^a,b   Evans, Karl L ^a   Gaston, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNY ANDERSON ASSOCIATES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birds; Britain; Conservation; Effectiveness; Protected areas; Species richness

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

AVES;

EID: 70350618341     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9578-6     Document Type: Article

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