A comparison of two survey methods for assessing bird species richness and abundance in tropical farmlands

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 83-95

  Nalwanga, Dianah ^a   Pomeroy, Derek ^a   Vickery, Juliet ^b   Atkinson, Philip W ^c  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; COFFEE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMID TROPICS; MONOCOTYLEDON; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; UGANDA;

AVES;

EID: 84857211586     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2011.648164     Document Type: Review

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