Use by birds of riparian vegetation in an extensively fragmented landscape

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 275-288

  Fisher, Andrew M ^a   Goldney, David C ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birds; Fragmentation; Landscape Rehabilitation; Riparian Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, CENTRAL TABLELANDS;

ANGOPHORA FLORIBUNDA; CASUARINA CUNNINGHAMIANA; EUCALYPTUS BLAKELYI; EUCALYPTUS MELLIODORA;

EID: 0031403232     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc970275     Document Type: Article

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