Effects of edge habitat and nest characteristics on depredation of artificial nests in fragmented Australian tropical rainforest

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2331-2345

  Hausmann, Franziska ^a   Catterall, Carla P ^a   Piper, Scott D ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird; Edge; Forest; Fragmentation; Nest height; Nest predation; Nest shape; Rodent

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEST; EDGE EFFECT; FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; NEST SITE; NEST STRUCTURE; UNDERSTORY;

AILUROEDUS MELANOTIS; AVES; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; RODENTIA; UROMYS CAUDIMACULATUS;

EID: 26844567145     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-1667-y     Document Type: Article

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