Homeowners associations: Friend or foe to native desert avifauna? Conservation concerns and opportunities for research

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-396

  Fokidis, H B ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Housing developments; Thorny plants; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; AVIFAUNA; BIRD; CACTUS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; HOMEOWNER; HOUSING MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; NATIVE SPECIES; RESEARCH WORK; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AVES;

EID: 78951492446     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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