Energy density and its variation in space limit species richness of boreal forest birds

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1462-1472

  Elo, Merja ^a   Roberge, Jean Michel ^a,b   Rajasärkkä, Ari ^c   Mönkkönen, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c Natural Heritage Services   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abundance; Biomass; Body mass; Finland; Forest birds; Habitat heterogeneity; Productivity; Species number; Species energy relationship

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BIRD; BODY MASS; BOREAL FOREST; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HETEROGENEITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FINLAND;

AVES;

EID: 84864021422     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02700.x     Document Type: Article

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