Diurnal habitat suitability for a Mediterranean steppeland bird, identified by Ecological Niche Factor Analysis

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-162

  Triolo, Stefano ^a   Campobello, Daniela ^a   Sar̀, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA SET; DATABASE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HARVESTING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NICHE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PASTORALISM; PESTICIDE; POLICY MAKING; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RURAL AREA; STEPPE; TILLAGE; TOLERANCE; VEGETATION COVER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

AVES; BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS; CYNARA SCOLYMUS;

EID: 79955393871     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10185     Document Type: Article

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