The influence of salina landscape structures on terrestrial bird distribution in the Guérande basin (Northwestern France)

Bird Study

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 483-495

  Dominik, Christophe ^a   Menanteau, Loc ^a   Chadenas, Celine ^a   Godet, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

FRANCE; GUERANDE; LOIRE ATLANTIQUE; PAYS DE LA LOIRE;

AVES;

EID: 84869004006     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2012.715279     Document Type: Article

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