Riparian zones provide for distinct bird assemblages in forest mosaics of south-east Australia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 447-457

  Palmer, Grant C ^a,b   Bennett, Andrew F ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bird assemblage; Forest landscape; Habitat structure; Riparian associated species

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT MOSAIC; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN ZONE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

AVES;

EID: 33645418230     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.006     Document Type: Article

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