Estimating population size of the Black-eared Miner, with an assessment of landscape-scale habitat requirements

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-188

  Clarke, Rohan H ^a   Boulton, Rebecca L ^a,b   Clarke, Michael F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird; GIS; Habitat fragmentation; Manorina melanotis; Threatened

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PASSERINE; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SEX RATIO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MURRAY SUNSET NATIONAL PARK; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; WORLD;

AVES; MANORINA FLAVIGULA; MANORINA MELANOTIS; TRIODIA;

EID: 27644538091     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc050174     Document Type: Article

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