Impact of cork extraction on birds: Relevance for conservation of Mediterranean biodiversity

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1655-1662

  Leal, Ana I ^a   Correia, Ricardo A ^a   Granadeiro, José P ^b   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b Museu Nacional de Historia Natural Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agro forestry pastoral system; Birds; Cork extraction; Cork oak; Montados management

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BARK; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PASTORALISM; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 79956209896     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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