Do ecological networks in South African commercial forests benefit grassland birds? A case study of a pine plantation in KwaZulu-Natal

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 133-142

  Lipsey, Marisa K ^a   Hockey, Philip A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Connectivity; Ecological network; Fragmentation; Grassland bird conservation

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIRD; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES;

EID: 77950056132     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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