Forest fragmentation in an African biodiversity hotspot impacts mixed-species bird flocks

Biological Conservation

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-71

  Cordeiro, Norbert J ^a,b   Borghesio, Luca ^c   Joho, Martin P ^d   Monoski, Teodora J ^a   Mkongewa, Victor J ^d   Dampf, Corinna J ^a  

^a ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c BirdLife International Tanzania Office ^*  (Italy)

^d BirdLife International Tanzania Office   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Avian flocks; Eastern arc; Experimental playback; Forest fragmentation; Mutualism; Nuclear species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; INSECTIVORY; MUTUALISM; OMNIVORY; PASSERINE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST; UNDERSTORY; VOCALIZATION;

TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

AVES; DICRURUS LUDWIGII;

EID: 84937848569     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.09.050     Document Type: Article

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