Landscape matrix mediates occupancy dynamics of Neotropical avian insectivores

Ecological Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1837-1850

  Kennedy, Christina M ^a   Grant, Evan H Campbell ^b   Neel, Maile C ^a   Fagan, William F ^c   Marra, Peter P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian insectivores; Caribbean; Colonization; Extinction; Jamaica; Matrix effects; Metapopulation; Neotropical birds; Occupancy; Tropical conservation

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONIZATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INSECTIVORE; LAND COVER; LOCAL EXTINCTION; METAPOPULATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PATCH SIZE; RECOGNITION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; JAMAICA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTS; JAMAICA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

JAMAICA;

AVES;

EID: 79960367630     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/10-1044.1     Document Type: Article

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