Continental-scale interactions with temporary resources may explain the paradox of large populations of desert waterbirds in Australia

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 547-556

  Roshier, D A ^a   Robertson, A I ^a   Kingsford, R T ^b   Green, D G ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian arid zone; Connectivity; Landscape structure; Realised habitat availability; Temporary wetlands; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES;

EID: 0035208719     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013184512541     Document Type: Article

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