Linking vegetation structure and bird organization: Response of mixed-species bird flocks to forest succession in subtropical China

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1965-1989

  Zhang, Qiang ^a   Han, Richou ^a   Huang, Zhongliang ^b   Zou, Fasheng ^a  

^a Guangdong Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Flock characteristics; Forest succession; Mixed species bird flock; Nuclear species; Southern China

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MATURATION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA;

ALCIPPE (BIRD); AVES; TIMALIIDAE;

EID: 84881028390     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0521-5     Document Type: Article

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