Landscape dynamics of bird communities in relation to mass flowering in some eucalypt forests of central Victoria, Australia

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-183

  Mac Nally, R ^a   McGoldrick, J M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; EUCALYPT FOREST; FLOWERING; HABITAT TYPE; MASS FLOWERING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA;

AVES; EUCALYPTUS; GALLIFORMES; MELIPHAGIDAE; MYRTACEAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030753458     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677311     Document Type: Article

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