How does forest species specialization affect the application of the island biogeography theory in fragmented landscapes?

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1041-1052

  Dondina, Olivia ^a   Orioli, Valerio ^a   D'Occhio, Pamela ^a   Luppi, Massimiliano ^a   Bani, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

archipelago effect; bird communities; broadleaved forest ecosystems; distance effect; habitat remnants; indicator species; IndVal; interior species; Lombardy; species area relationship

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIOINDICATOR; BIRD; BROAD-LEAVED FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GENERALIST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; SOFTWARE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ITALY; LOMBARDY;

AVES;

EID: 84978383988     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12827     Document Type: Article

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