Impact of wildfire on the avifauna of Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 745-761

  Recher, Harry F ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FIRE; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALIS; KINGS PARK; PERTH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0031415160     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97008     Document Type: Article

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