Local extinction in the bird assemblage in the greater Beijing area from 1877 to 2006.

Recent growth in industrialization and the modernization of agricultural activities, combined with human population growth, has greatly modified China's natural environment, particularly in the vicinity of large cities. We compared avifauna checklists made between 1877 and 1938 with current che...

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Main Authors: Philippe Chouteau, Zhigang Jiang, Benjamin D Bravery, Jing Cai, Zhongqiu Li, Miguel Pedrono, Olivier Pays
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387231?pdf=render