The role of intense nest predation in the decline of Scarlet Robins and Eastern Yellow Robins in remnant woodland near Armidale, New South Wales

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-287

  Debus, S J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Nest predation; Predator exclusion; Predator removal; Woodland birds

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING POPULATION; FLEDGING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL; WOODLAND;

ARMIDALE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW ENGLAND TABLELANDS; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; EOPSALTRIA AUSTRALIS; PETROICA MULTICOLOR; STREPERA GRACULINA;

EID: 33846973380     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc060279     Document Type: Article

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