The gradual loss and episodic creation of Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) nest-trees in a fire- and cyclone-prone habitat

Emu

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Murphy, Stephen A ^a,b   Legge, Sarah M ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIRD; EPISODIC EVENT; FIRE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; NEST SITE; RECRUITMENT; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

CACATUIDAE; PROBOSCIGER ATERRIMUS;

EID: 33947368715     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU06012     Document Type: Article

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