Species-specific predictions of the impact of habitat fragmentation: Local extinction of birds in the box-ironbark forests of central Victoria, Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-155

  Mac Nally, R ^a   Bennett, A F ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Deakin University Rusden Campus   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abundance; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat specialization; Mobility; Rarity

Indexed keywords

AVES; CELLULAR ORGANISMS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MICROCARPA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0343376136     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00028-1     Document Type: Article

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