The influence of fragment size and edge on nest predation in urban bushland

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-356

  Matthews, Alison ^a   Dickman, Christopher R ^c   Major, Richard E ^b  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; SIZE EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EOPSALTRIA AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032842098     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00572.x     Document Type: Article

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