Bird assemblages of a fragmented agricultural landscape and the relative importance of vegetation structure and landscape pattern

Wildlife Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-193

  Johnson, Matthew ^a   Reich, Paul ^a   Mac Nally, Ralph ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIRD; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GOLDFIELD; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES;

EID: 34249937029     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR06103     Document Type: Article

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