The importance of native trees for forest bird conservation in tropical farmland

Animal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 256-264

  Douglas, D J T ^a   Nalwanga, D ^b   Katebaka, R ^b,c   Atkinson, P W ^d   Pomeroy, D E ^c   Nkuutu, D ^c   Vickery, J A ^a  

^a RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^b NatureUganda   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d BTO ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

Afrotropical; Agriculture; Cultivation; Deforestation; Food production; Land use

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOOD PRODUCTION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND USE; NATIVE SPECIES; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TREE PLANTING;

UGANDA;

EID: 84901296429     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12087     Document Type: Article

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