Bird assemblages in wildlife habitat strips in a Tasmanian plantation matrix

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 82-98

  MacDonald, Michael A ^a   Taylor, Robert J ^a,b   Candy, Steven G ^a  

^a FORESTRY TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service Northern Territory   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird abundance; Bird species richness; Plantations; Wildlife habitat strips

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CORRIDOR; PLANTATION; SILVICULTURE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

AVES; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036911205     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc020082     Document Type: Article

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