Boom and bust (or not?) among birds in an Australian semi-desert

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• 作者：Richard Jordan^a ; Alex I. James^b ; Danae Moore^c ; Donald C. Franklin^d ; ^e ; ^{don.franklin@cdu.edu.au}
• 关键词：Bird assemblage ; Disturbance ; Drought refugia ; Foraging guilds ; Nomads ; Sedentary species
• 刊名：Journal of Arid Environments
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：April 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：139
• 期：Complete
• 页码：58-66
• 全文大小：1265 K
• 卷排序：139

文摘

Bird abundance in a semi-desert fluctuated four-fold between dry and wet years. Following rain, birds abundance increased initially due to massive immigration. However, populations of 28 of 48 common bird species fluctuated little over time. ‘Boom and bust’ is not a good descriptor because the assemblage was never ‘bust’.