The winter bird community of rural areas in the proximity of cities: Low density and rapid decrease in diversity

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-199

  Ciach, Michał ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bird community; Farmland; Rural habitat; Urbanization; Winter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DIVERSITY INDEX; LINE TRANSECT; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL AREA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

POLAND;

AVES; CORVUS FRUGILEGUS; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; PARUS MAJOR; PASSER DOMESTICUS; STREPTOPELIA DECAOCTO; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 84864751279     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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