TY - T1 - Habitat quality is more important than matrix quality for bird communities in protected areas SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/235197 T3 - A1 - Hakkila, Matti; Abrego, Nerea; Ovaskainen, Otso; Monkkonen, Mikko A2 - PB - Y1 - 2018 LA - eng AB - Protected areas are meant to preserve native local communities within their boundaries, but they are not independent from their surroundings. Impoverished habitat quality in the matrix might influence the species composition within the protected areas through biotic homogenization. The aim of this study was to determine the impacts of matrix quality on species richness and trait composition of bird communities from the Finnish reserve area network and whether the communities are being subject of... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - beta-diversity; biotic homogenization; bird community; boreal forest; community composition; protected areas; BIOTIC HOMOGENIZATION; BOREAL FORESTS; ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NORTHERN FINLAND; PASSERINE BIRDS; DIVERSITY; EXTINCTION; FRAGMENTATION; 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology; 415 Other agricultural sciences N1 - PP - ER -