The value of the Black Harrier Circus maurus as a predictor of biodiversity in the plant-rich Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-77

  Jenkins, Julia ^a   Simmons, Robert E ^a   Curtis, Odette ^a   Atyeo, Marion ^a   Raimondo, Domatilla ^b   Jenkins, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEURISTICS; PATCHINESS; PREDICTION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

OVERBERG; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84875176574     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270911000323     Document Type: Article

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