Recent population declines in Afro-Palaearctic migratory birds: The influence of breeding and non-breeding seasons

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1051-1058

  Morrison, Catriona A ^a   Robinson, Robert A ^b   Clark, Jacquie A ^b   Risely, Kate ^b   Gill, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b THE NUNNERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioclimatic zone; Carry over effects; Indicator species; Seasonal interactions, sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; ANNUAL CYCLE; ARID REGION; AVIFAUNA; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; BREEDING SEASON; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PALEARCTIC REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

AFRICA; ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES;

EID: 84880132206     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12084     Document Type: Article

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