Temporal variation of ecological factors affecting bird species richness in urban and peri-urban forests in a changing environment: A case study from Milan (Northern Italy)

Forests

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2017, Pages

  Canedoli, Claudia ^a   Orioli, Valerio ^a   Padoa Schioppa, Emilio ^a   Bani, Luciano ^a   Dondina, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Ecosystem services; Forest birds; Habitat services; Milan; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; URBAN GROWTH;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; HABITAT SERVICES; MILAN; URBAN SPRAWL;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; PERIURBAN AREA; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN SPRAWL;

BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY];

AVES;

EID: 85039763841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f8120507     Document Type: Article

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