How area sensitivity in birds is studied

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 938-947

  Bayard, Trina S ^a   Elphick, Chris S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Area sensitivity; Birds; Habitat fragmentation; Patch size; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EDGE EFFECT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PASSERINE; PATCH SIZE; RESEARCH WORK; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; SONGBIRD; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PASSERIFORMES; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; PARIDAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; REGULIDAE;

EID: 77954750659     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01480.x     Document Type: Review

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