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Seasonal breeding in birds and its implications for the conservation of biodiversity in the Oku region, Cameroon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

Roger C. Fotso
Roger C. Fotso
Affiliation:
Zoological Institute K.U. Leuven, Naamsestraat 59 B3000 Leuven, Belgium
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The breeding activity of birds in the Oku region of Cameroon appears to be highly seasonal, with the majority of species breeding exclusively during the months of the dry season, November to April. Forest fires, which in the dry season often destroy large areas of suitable habitat, are likely to strongly influence nest failures in many species, including some endemic and endangered ones.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1996 , pp. 393 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1996

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