Removal of bell miners Manorina melanophrys from Eucalyptus radiata forest and its effect on avian diversity, psyllids and tree health

Biological Conservation

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-120

  Clarke, Michael F ^a   Schedvin, Natasha ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS RADIATA; GLYCASPIS; MANORINA MELANOPHRYS; PHYTOPHTHORA CINNAMOMI;

EID: 0032955762     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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