Linking Vital Rates of Landbirds on a Tropical Island to Rainfall and Vegetation Greenness.

Remote tropical oceanic islands are of high conservation priority, and they are exemplified by range-restricted species with small global populations. Spatial and temporal patterns in rainfall and plant productivity may be important in driving dynamics of these species. Yet, little is known about en...

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Main Authors: James F Saracco, Paul Radley, Peter Pyle, Erin Rowan, Ron Taylor, Lauren Helton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4749318?pdf=render