Relationships between bird species and characteristics of woodland remnants in central New South Wales

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-119

  Seddon, J A ^a   Briggs, S V ^a   Doyle, S J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Conservation management; Remnant area; Remnant condition; Woodland birds

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0242369736     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc030095     Document Type: Article

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