Powerline easements through forests: a case study of impacts on avifauna

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-89

  Baker, Jack ^a   Goldingay, Ross L ^a,b   Whelan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032433760     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PC980079     Document Type: Article

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