The conservation value of residential yards: Linking birds and people

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1327-1339

  Lerman, Susannah B ^a   Warren, Paige S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona, USA; CAP LTER; Human wildlife interactions; Long Term Ecological Research; Native landscaping; Residential yards; Socio ecology; Urban birds

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATIVE SPECIES; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBANIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; PLANTS;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 79958796228     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-0423.1     Document Type: Article

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