Perspectives in ornithology the need to quantify ecosystem services provided by birds

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-14

  Wenny, Daniel G ^a,h   DeVault, Travis L ^b   Johnson, Matthew D ^c   Kelly, Dave ^d   Sekercioglu, Cagan H ^e,i   Tomback, Diana F ^f   Whelan, Christopher J ^g  

^a Jo Daviess Conservation Foundation   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^h LORAS COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ORNITHOLOGY;

AVES;

EID: 79952046603     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10248     Document Type: Article

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