Biotic homogenization: Loss of avian functional richness and habitat specialists in disturbed Andean temperate forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 192, Issue , 2015, Pages 418-427

  Ibarra, José Tomás ^a,b   Martin, Kathy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chile; Co existence; Deforestation; Degradation; Environmental filters; Functional diversity; Functional traits; South America

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; HABITAT LOSS; HOMOGENEITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NEW SPECIES; NICHE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ANDES; CHILE;

AVES;

EID: 84946561070     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.11.008     Document Type: Article

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