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Current Ornithology
D. M. . Ed(S): Power
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Description for Current Ornithology
Paperback. Editor(s): Power, D. M. Series: Current Ornithology. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 453.
In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North Ameri can birds? Robert Askins says yes, with qualifications. Fragmentation of forest causes the population of many forest-interior species to decline, and loss of winter forest habitat in Mexico, Central America, and the Greater Antilles is potentially serious. Trends over the past ... Read more
In this volume I include chapters on continental population trends, orni thology's contribution to the habitat concept, social organization outside the breeding season, the role of predation in limiting numbers, and the evolution of prolonged incubation periods. Authors are based in Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Is there evidence for wholesale population declines in North Ameri can birds? Robert Askins says yes, with qualifications. Fragmentation of forest causes the population of many forest-interior species to decline, and loss of winter forest habitat in Mexico, Central America, and the Greater Antilles is potentially serious. Trends over the past ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Series
Current Ornithology
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475799149
SKU
V9781475799149
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Reviews for Current Ornithology
`The quality of these chapters, as usual, is quite high....As in past volumes, this book provides a tremendous service to both new students and more experienced researchers....They provide new viewpoints, corrections of misconceptions, and a means of checking what we think we already know.' The Wilson Bulletin, March 1995