How extensive is the effect of modern farming on bird communities in a sand dune desert?

Bird community structure and diversity measures in sand dune habitats far from and close to modern farms in Wadi Araba, south-west Jordan, were compared using 52 line transects for breeding birds and habitat variables. A change in the bird community of sand dunes surrounding farming projects was mea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Faris Khoury, Mohammed Al-Shamlih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-12-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2124