Occupancy dynamics in a tropical bird community: Unexpectedly high forest use by birds classified as non-forest species

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 621-630

  Ruiz Gutiérrez, Viviana ^a   Zipkin, Elise F ^c   Dhondt, André A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonization; Community dynamics; Forest dependency; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Hierarchical model; Matrix effects; Occupancy modelling

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION STATUS; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT USE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

COSTA RICA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77952824672     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01811.x     Document Type: Article

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