Structures of bird communities in woodland remnants in central New South Wales, Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-40

  Briggs, S V ^a   Seddon, J A ^a   Doyle, S J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

AVES; EOLOPHUS ROSEICAPILLUS; MANORINA MELANOCEPHALA;

EID: 33947578039     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06064     Document Type: Article

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