An empirical demonstration of the ideal free distribution: Little Grebes Tachybaptus ruficollis breeding in intensive agricultural landscapes

Ibis

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 643-650

  Sebastián González, Esther ^a,b   Botella, Francisco ^a   Sempere, Raúl A ^a   Sánchez Zapata, José A ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Density dependence; Habitat quality; Landscape ecology; Occupancy; Spain; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING SEASON; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HABITAT QUALITY; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

SPAIN;

PODICIPEDIDAE; TACHYBAPTUS RUFICOLLIS;

EID: 77954837571     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01024.x     Document Type: Article

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