The value of fruit security for the conservation of a neotropical frugivore in human-dominated landscapes

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2041-2055

  Peters, V E ^a,b   Nibbelink, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agro ecology; Avian conservation; Blue throated Toucanet; Fruit energy; LoCoH; Radio telemetry; Shade grown coffee

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVIFAUNA; BIRD; COFFEE; FOOD SECURITY; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEED DISPERSAL; SHADING; WIND BREAK;

AULACORHYNCHUS; AVES;

EID: 79960187713     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0073-5     Document Type: Article

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