Trade-offs between land use intensity and avian biodiversity in the dry Chaco of Argentina: A tale of two gradients

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 174, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-20

  Macchi, Leandro ^a   Grau, H Ricardo ^a   Zelaya, Patricia V ^a   Marinaro, Sofía ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Avian composition; Functional guilds; Land sparing land sharing; Land use changes; Land use planning; Production conservation trade off

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AVIFAUNA; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOREGION; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE LOCATION; LAND USE PLANNING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; PASTURE; SEMIARID REGION; SOYBEAN; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF;

ARGENTINA; CHACO [ARGENTINA];

AVES; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84878368571     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.04.011     Document Type: Article

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