Effects of an extensive wildfire on birds in far eastern Victoria

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 221-234

  Loyn, Richard H ^a  

^a ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; FIRE; HONEYEATER; RAINFOREST;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, EAST GIPPSLAND, COOAGGALAH;

ACANTHIZA REGULOIDES; EMBLEMA BELLA; MALURUS CYANEUS; PETROICA MULTICOLOR; PETROICA PHOENICEA; PHYLIDONYRIS NOVAEHOLLANDIAE; PHYLIDONYRIS PYRRHOPTERA;

EID: 0031403143     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc970221     Document Type: Article

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