Long-term changes in the avifauna of Barro Colorado Island, Panama, a tropical forest isolate

Since its isolation from the mainland more than 85 years ago, 65 bird species have disappeared from Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Because of these extinctions the island is often used as a model for the study of faunal relaxation, or loss of species through time. The most recent survey of the islan...

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Published in:	Conservation biology Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 85 - 97
Main Author:	Robinson, W. Douglas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Boston, MA, USA Blackwell Science Inc 01-02-1999 Blackwell Science Blackwell
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology ANIMAL SALVAJE ANIMAL SAUVAGE Animal, plant and microbial ecology BIODIVERSIDAD BIODIVERSITE BIODIVERSITY Biological and medical sciences BIRDS BOSQUE TROPICAL HUMEDO Conservation biology Extinct species Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest habitats FORET TROPICALE HUMIDE Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Habitat conservation ILE ISLANDS ISLAS OISEAU PAJAROS PANAMA Species Species extinction Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Tropical forests TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS WILD ANIMALS Central America Panama America Vertebrata Geographical isolation Fauna Tropical zone Long term variation Aves Biodiversity Animal conservation Isolated woodlot Population decline
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