Bird functional diversity and wildfires in the Amazon: The role of forest structure

Animal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 407-415

  Hidasi Neto, J ^a   Barlow, J ^b   Cianciaruso, M V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Avifauna; Biodiversity; Fire effects; Neutral theory; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST; WILDFIRE;

AMAZONIA;

AVES;

EID: 84864022858     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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