Can wetlands maintained for human use also help conserve biodiversity? Landscape-scale patterns of bird use of wetlands in an agricultural landscape in north India

[Display omitted] •Tropical agricultural wetlands maintained for human use can have high biodiversity.•Landscape scale patterns and processes driving diversity in such wetlands are poorly understood.•Species richness was high and birds showed scale-dependent wetland use.•Species turnover and not nes...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biological conservation 2013-12, Vol.168, p.49-56
Hauptverfasser:	Sundar, K.S. Gopi, Kittur, Swati
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	agricultural land Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Aves Beta diversity of birds using agricultural wetlands Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences birds Community use wetlands Conservation Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Density Farmlands Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agroecology General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping General agronomy. Plant production General aspects Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development Human humans Indicator species analyses Landscapes nestedness Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking planning Scale dependent wetland use species diversity Species turnover surveys Synecology tropical agriculture Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Wetlands Wildlife conservation
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