Differences in the reproductive success and survival of the rufous treecreeper (Climacteris rufa) between a fragmented and unfragmented landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-14

  Luck, Gary W ^a,b  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climacteris rufa; Food availability; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat quality; Nest predation; Population density; Reproductive success; Woodland birds

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

AUSTRALIA;

AVES; CLIMACTERIS RUFA;

EID: 0037208420     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00085-X     Document Type: Article

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