Use of retained trees for nesting by birds in logged eucalypt forest in north-eastern Tasmania

Australian Forestry

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 48-52

  Wapstra, M ^a   Taylor, R J ^a  

^a Forest Practices Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; DACELO GIGAS; PLATYCERCUS CALEDONICUS;

EID: 0006245763     PISSN: 00049158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049158.1998.10674717     Document Type: Article

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