Influence of habitat fragments on bird assemblages in Cork Oak woodlands

Bird Study

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 309-320

  Leal, Ana I ^a   Martins, Ricardo C ^b   Palmeirim, Jorge M ^a   Granadeiro, José P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGROFORESTRY; BIRD; EVERGREEN TREE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASTORALISM; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WOODLAND;

AVES; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 79961037706     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.576235     Document Type: Article

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