The influence of road verges on the use of nearby small shrubland remnants by birds in the central wheatbelt of Western Australia

Wildlife Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 679-689

  Fortin, Daniel ^a   Arnold, Graham W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; HABITAT USE; ROAD VERGE; SHRUBLAND; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; KELLERBERRIN DISTRICT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AVES;

EID: 0031415419     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR96081     Document Type: Article

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