Frequent bird movements across a highly fragmented landscape: The role of species traits and forest matrix

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-179

  Neuschulz, E L ^a   Brown, M ^b   Farwig, N ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body mass; Diet; Fourth corner analysis; Habitat specialization; Human disturbance; South africa

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84876466590     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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