Birds of remnant vegetation on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia: The role of interiors, edges and roadsides

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 294-301

  Antos, Mark J ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Avifauna; Avifaunal composition; Edge effect; Fragmentation; Landscape; Roadsides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MORNINGTON PENINSULA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AVES; VICTORIA;

EID: 2342544760     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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