Seasonal patterns of spatial variation in understory bird assemblages across a mosaic of flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 129-152

  Beja, Pedro ^a,b   Santos, Carlos David ^a,c   Santana, Joana ^a,b   Pereira, Maria João ^c   Marques, J Tiago ^c   Queiroz, Hélder Lima ^d   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b Ordenamento e Gestao de Recursos Naturais   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL MAMIRAUÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Brazil; Conservation; Floodplain forests; Igap ; Neotropical forests; Resource tracking; Terra firme; V rzea

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT CREATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RIVER CHANNEL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

ALCEDINIDAE; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 72249111781     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9711-6     Document Type: Article

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