Area mediated shifts in bird community composition: A study on a fragmented Mediterranean grassland

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2979-2995

  Caplat, Paul ^a   Fonderflick, Jocelyn ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Breeding birds; Community composition; Conservation biology; Habitat generalist; Habitat specialist; Mediterranean mountain; Species distribution

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PATCH SIZE; SCRUB; SPECIALIZATION; STEPPE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

AVES;

EID: 70350618929     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9620-8     Document Type: Article

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