Evaluating the effects of habitats on birds in the walnut fruit forests: A case study from Kyrgyzstan

Biodiversity

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-110

  Jalilova, Gulnaz ^a,b   Groot, Jan de ^b   Vacik, Harald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Laboratory of Natural Resources   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

biodiversity; bird diversity; forest management; Kyrgyzstan; walnut fruit forest

Indexed keywords

AVES; DENDROCOPOS LEUCOPTERUS; JUGLANS;

EID: 84878494896     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2013.789399     Document Type: Article

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