Impact of reed harvesting and Smooth Cordgrass Spartina alterniflora invasion on nesting Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Boulord, Anthony ^a   Wang, Tian Hou ^a   Wang, Xiao Ming ^a   Song, Guo Xian ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chongming Dongtan Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

CHINA; SHANGHAI;

AVES; PARADOXORNIS HEUDEI; PASSERIFORMES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PHRAGMITES KARKA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 79952991299     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270910000109     Document Type: Article

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